石渠寶笈續編(御書房),第四冊,頁1996&*故宮書畫錄(卷六),第四冊,頁45-46&*故宮書畫圖錄,第二十二冊,頁284-287&* 文徵明(西元一四七○-一五五九年),江蘇長洲人。初名壁,字徵明,後以字行,亦字徵仲,別號停雲生。詩文書畫俱佳,畫師沈周,為明四大家之一。 本冊乃文徵明於嘉靖戊戌(一五三八)年為王穀祥作。畫中之竹有風、雨、晴之姿,以雙鉤及墨筆繪成,用筆穩健,墨法乾濕互用,變化繁多。又觀跋中語,似是授徒稿之類,故於飄逸清妍之墨趣中,仍具規矩準繩。 &*Wen Cheng-ming, a native of Soochow, excelled at poetry, belles-lettres, calligraphy, and painting, taking Shen Chou as his teacher. He is one of the Four Great Masters of the Ming. Wen did this album in 1538 for Wang Ku-hsiang. He depicted bamboo in various types of weather; in wind, in rain, and on a clear day. He used both the outline (shuang-kou) and monochrome ink methods. His brushwork is steady and powerful, and he incorporated both wet and dry ink. The variety of ink tonality and brushwork is tremendous. From Wen’s inscription, this album apparently was made as a painting manual for Wang. Despite the swift brushwork, the album focuses on model depictions of bamboo following standard rules of portrayal. &* 戊戌(一五三八)夏,畫竹共十開,跋云:「夏日燕坐停雲,適祿之(王穀祥)過訪,談及畫竹,因歷數名流,如與可東坡之輩,指不能盡屈,予畫醉心而不能萬一。閒窗無事,每喜摹倣,祿之遂檢案頭素冊,命予塗抹,予因想像古人筆意,漫作數種‥‥」。按王穀祥於甲午(一五三四)四月,自吏部辭官歸,始從文徵明學畫,及此才三年耳。觀跋中語,似是授徒稿之類,故規矩準繩,一守其度。徵明六十九歲。&*1.江兆申,〈文徵明畫竹 册〉,收入國立故宮博物院編,《吳派畫九十年展》(臺北:國立故宮博物院,1975年初版,1976年再版,1981年三版),頁312。