石渠寶笈初編(御書房),下冊,頁1155&*故宮書畫錄(卷五),第三冊,頁148&*故宮書畫圖錄,第三冊,頁115-116&*本幅繪野菊粟穗,一隻墨兔伸著脖子,昂首嗅探,彷彿可以感覺到鼻息微動,栩栩如生。墨兔以墨色染成,並以濃淡不同的墨筆在深淺處絲出葺葺細毛,形態極為生動。 本幅無作者款印,舊籤稱其出自宋人之手,然野菊、粟竿的用筆均與宋人不類,當為晚期畫家根據宋代畫稿所繪之作。&*In this painting of wild chrysanthemums and millet, a black rabbit cranes its neck and lifts its head to sniff at them. We can almost imagine and sense the breathing of the rabbit with its quivering nose as if it were alive before us. The black rabbit was rendered using washes of black ink. Very fine lines of light and dark ink differentiate a sense of volume and suggest the fine hair of the rabbit. Although this work bears no signature or seal of the artist, it has been attributed to an artist of the Sung. The brushwork for the wild chrysanthemums and stalks of millet, however, differ from those of Sung artists. Perhaps it was done by a later artist after an original Sung dynasty painting.&*山野的一個角落裡,一隻黑兔子昂起頭來,彷彿可以感覺到牠啟動鼻息,正嗅探著牠想要的食物。兔子該是嗅到了圓穗下垂的植物:「粟」(Setaria italica ),俗稱「小米」的香味,中國古農書裡則稱作「梁」,它是華北地方的一種主要食物。從構圖的完整性來看,畫中的上緣,穗、葉、莖,左下角的「車前草」,都是顯得有被切除掉的部份,這可想見原畫應該是比較大幅的。黑兔的畫法是用墨一層層的加深,將圓渾體態表達出來,並以濃淡不同的短細線條,在邊緣或深淺處理出絨毛,刻劃出皮毛黑黝黝的質量感。野菊與粟,用的是線條勾勒,粗細變化的線條,加深了微風吹過略有搖曳的動態。畫家相當熟悉於中國北方的農田景物,他的描繪手法也頗精緻,寫實中也帶來野地裡的趣味。(王耀庭)&*本幅畫野菊、粟穗與墨兔。體態圓渾的墨兔伸著脖子,昂首嗅探,彷彿可以感覺到鼻息微微顫動,栩栩如生。黑兔以墨層層染成,並以濃淡不同的墨筆在深淺處絲出葺葺細毛,刻劃出此兔皮毛黑黝黝的質量感,極為生動寫實。本幅無作者款印,舊籤稱其出自宋人之手,然野菊、粟竿的用筆均與宋人不類,當為晚期畫家根據宋代畫稿所繪。(20110913)&*This painting depicts wild chrysanthemums, millet, and the round form of a black rabbit, which cranes its neck to lift its head and sniff about. We can almost even sense the slight twitching of the rabbit’s nose as if the animal were right before us. The black rabbit was rendered using layer upon layer of ink washes. Very fine lines of light and dark ink were also used for the delicate fur of the recesses, delineating the quality and quantity of the rabbit’s shiny black fur in an extremely lively and realistic manner. Although this work bears no signature or seal of the artist, the label indicates it came from the hand of an anonymous Song dynasty artist. The brushwork for the wild chrysanthemums and millet stalks, however, differ from those associated with Song artists, suggesting it was painted by a later artist after an original Song work.(20110913)