石渠寶笈續編(乾清宮),第一冊,頁513&*故宮書畫錄(卷六),第四冊,頁211&*許迪(十二世紀)是江蘇毗陵人,描繪草蟲精妙入神,風格源自於畫僧居寧。 本幅選自「宋元集繪」冊。構景十分簡單,地上只畫白菜一株,與蝗蟲一隻,加上低空飛翔的粉蝶與蜻蜓,四樣主題分別佔據了畫幅的四個角落。這樣的章法,原本極其呆板,但是每一物都畫得非常傳神。比起本院著名的清代玉雕「翠玉白菜」,這棵南宋畫家筆下的白菜,可是一點也不遜色呢!&*Hsu Ti was a native of P'i-ling (Kiangsu province), a place noted for its plant-and-insect painters. Excelling at plants and insects, his style derives from that of the monk-painter Chu-ning. This leaf from the album “Collected Sung and Yuan Paintings” is quite simple in composition, showing only a cabbage plant, a crawling locust, and a white butterfly and dragonfly in flight. Each of these four subjects occupies a corner of the painting. Such an arrangement may be somewhat lifeless, but the superb refinement of the ink and color (creating for their detailed and naturalistic appearance) make this painting stand out. Though simpler in form, the cabbage here by no means pales in comparison with the Museum's famous “Jadeite Cabbage” of the Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1911).&*1.王耀庭,〈許迪野蔬草蟲〉,收入國立故宮博物院編,《宋代書畫冊頁名品特展》(臺北:國立故宮博物院,1995年初版一刷),頁298-299。 2.王耀庭,〈許迪野疏草蟲〉,收入國立故宮博物院編輯委員會編,《草蟲畫特展圖錄》(臺北:國立故宮博物院,1986年初版),頁67。 3.王耀庭,〈宋許迪草蟲野蔬〉,《故宮文物月刊》,第200期(1999年11月),頁35。 4.劉芳如,〈中國古畫裡的草蟲世界 — 「草蟲天地」特展介紹(上)〉,《故宮文物月刊》,第220期(2001年7月),頁18。