故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁160&* Ma Yüan (style name Ch’in-shan) was the grandson of Ma Hsing-tsu, son of Ma Shih-jung, and younger brother of Ma K’uei—all of whom were gifted painters. Ma Yüan himself was a Painter-in-Attendance at the courts of emperors Kuang-tsung and Ning-tsung (1189-1224). He was a marvelous painter of all genres, including landscapes, figures, and birds and flowers. Although he inherited his family tradition of painting, he was able to establish his own style. He and his contemporary Hsia Kuei were later collectively known as “Ma-Hsia.” Because Ma Yüan often used one-corner landscape compositions, he was also later known as “One-corner Ma.” The boulders depicted in this painting have been modeled with large “axe-cut” texture strokes, the trees depicted with “dragged” branches, and the areas of the distance brushed in with washes of ink to fill the vast distance with an airy feeling. An old man bends over arching his back as he focuses all his attention on studying a sutra scroll as a boy servant stands holding a scroll. The entire painting has been done in fine and simple brushwork, and the lines of the figures and the clothing are also certainly typical of a Ma Yüan work. &* 馬遠,字欽山,興祖孫,世榮子,逵弟,宋光、寧朝(西元1189─1224年)畫院待詔。畫山水、人物、花禽,種種臻妙,雖得自家傳,然能自樹一幟,與夏珪齊名,時稱馬夏。以遠構圖多偏一隅,故人又稱馬一角。 本幅山石用大斧劈,樹用拖枝,遠處以淡墨渲染,空濛迷茫,充滿空氣感。一老者彎腰弓背,全神貫注閱讀經卷,童子持卷侍立。通幅用筆精簡,人物衣紋線條轉折有力。 &*故宮書畫圖錄,第二十八冊,頁190-197