故宮書畫錄(卷五),第三冊,頁467&*故宮書畫圖錄,第九冊,頁63-64&* 項聖謨(西元一五九七年至一六五八年),項元汴之孫,字孔彰,號易庵,又號胥山樵,浙江嘉興人。工書畫山水,初學文衡山,擴於宋而取韻於元,花竹木石亦精妙。 本幅水墨畫拳石奇篁,枝幹秀雅。款:「三祝圖。項聖謨倣李息齋筆于朗雲堂。」竹寓平安,「竹」「祝」諧音,卽祝賀平安之意。 &* Hsiang Sheng-mo, a native of Chia-hsing, Kiangsu province, was the grandson of the famous collector Hsiang Yüan-pien. His tzu (style name) was K’ung-chang, his hao (sobriquets) I-an and Hsü-shan-ch’iao. He excelled at calligraphy and painting landscapes. He began learning painting with Wen Cheng-ming, then he had expanded his repertory by studying Sung and Yüan dynasties works. His representations of flowers, bamboo and rocks were also excellent. This painting depicts three elegant bamboo poles next to a rock. Bamboo is considered as a symbol of peace in the Chinese tradition. Therefore this painting bears on auspicious meaning.