石渠寶笈初編(御書房),下冊,頁1146&*故宮書畫錄(卷五),第三冊,頁505&*故宮書畫圖錄,第十冊,頁25-26&* 王時敏,生於明萬曆二十(西元一五九二)年,卒於清康熙十九(西元一六八0)年,江蘇太倉人,字遜之,號煙客,自號西廬老人,西田主人,偶諧道人,歸村老農。資性穎異,淹雅博物,畫為清四大家之首。煙客畫山水,宗法元四家,晚年尤傾力黄公望,逐入癡翁堂奧,巽筆濕筆,自具心裁。此為七十九歲老年之作,筆墨猶不脫秀潤之色。&* Wang Shih-min, the leader of the Four Wangs of the Ch’ing dynasty, was from T’ai-ts’ang in Kiangsu. His tzu (style name) was Hsun-chih and his hao (sobriquet) Yen-k’o; he often signed his works with Hsi-lu lao-jen, Hsi-t’ien chu-jen, Ou-hsieh tao-jen, and Kuei-ts’un lao-nung. A man of superior intelligence, Wang Shih-min was highly educated and knowledgeable about antiquities. His landscape compositions showed respectful attention to the Four Great Yüan Masters, and in his later years, he concentrated on achieving the essence of Huang Kung-wang’s brushwork. This painting, executed when the artist was 79 yeaers old, illustrates the characteristically wet brush and the unique inspiration that made Wang Shih-min so renowned. The lines still retain their original freshness and vigor.