秘殿珠林續編(乾清宮),頁252&*故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁81&*故宮書畫圖錄,第八冊,頁255-256&* 馮曉,明隆萬間(西元一五六七-一六二0年)人,工人物及花卉。 壽星又稱老人星或南極老人,主壽考。本幅壽星慈眉善目,額高廣,為馮曉臨宋人之作。 &* Feng Hsiao excelled in figure and flower paintings. His life is largely unknown. The God of longevity is also respected as the Star of the Aged or the Old Man of the South Pole. He is a symbol of long life and his portrait is usually deemed an auspecious representation. In this picture, the God of longevity is depicted as a benign old man with a towering forehead which is his characteristic appearance. The inscription says that this picture is a copy of a Sung original.