故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁45&*故宮書畫圖錄,第十九冊,頁249-252&* 陸治(西元一四九六-一五七六年),江蘇吳縣人。字叔平,號包山子。為人孝悌好義,詩文書畫都很好,曾遊藝於祝允明、文徵明之門,畫風清雅,山水、花鳥頗具出己意。 本幅描繪牡丹、玫瑰、鳶尾、桃花、月季、薔薇、千葉桃、芍藥、辛夷、石榴、蘭、海棠、金鳳、芙蓉、山茶、水仙、梅花等四季花卉。舊傳為陸治之作。 &*Lu Chih (whose style name is Chu-p’ing and Sobriquet, Pao-shan-tzu) hailed from Wu-hsien in Kiangsu. He studied with both Chu Yün-ming and Wen Cheng-ming. As a person he was noted for his filial and upright character; as an artist, for his talents not only as a painter but as a poet, essayist, and calligrapher. His landscapes and paintings of flowers and birds are singularly elegant and graceful. Long attributed to Lu Chih, this painting holds within it the divers flowers of the four seasons: irises, orchids, buttercups, camillas, hibiscus, narcissus, and several varieties of peonies and roses. Included also are the blossoms of the magnolia, pomegranate, cherry apple, plum, and peach trees.