故宮書畫圖錄,第十八冊,頁79-84 &*朱芾,字孟辨,號滄州生,江蘇松江人。洪武(一三六八-一三九八)初徵任編修,改中書舍人。工詩詞、書法,亦善畫蘆雁、山水與白描人物。 本幅繪佛渡化鬼子母之故事。鬼子母性兇殘,常擄人子而食。佛取其愛子,藏於缽底,鬼子母遣眾鬼叉竭力救之不得,佛便勸其皈依持戒,勿再為虐。畫中白描線條靈轉多變,並敷淡墨表現立體。鬼卒形象夭矯誇張,更對照出佛的沉穩慈悲。&*Lifting the Overturned Alms-bowl Chu Fu (fl. 1368-1398) Ming Dynasty Chu Fu, a native of Kiangsu, served as Compiler in the early Hung-wu era (1368-1398) and later as Imperial Secretary. In addition to poetry and calligraphy, he also painted geese and reeds, landscapes, and figures in the pai-miao ink style. This painting depicts the story of the redemption of Hāritī by the Buddha. Hāritī was a cruel mother who devoured the children of others. So, the Buddha took her beloved son and covered him with an alms-bowl. Hāritī, trying to rescue him, failed. Having learned her lesson, she repented and converted to Buddhism. This handscroll in monochrome ink is lively and varied; volume is suggested by light ink. The exaggerated features of Hāritī contrast with the serene ones of the Buddha. &*朱芾,字孟辯,號滄洲生,江蘇松江人。洪武初以徵聘至官編修,改中書舍人。工詞章翰墨之學,以篆隸行草書法名著於世。善畫蘆雁、山水、及白描人物。 本幅畫釋迦牟尼佛渡化鬼子母之事。據「寶積經」,鬼子母有子一萬,性極凶殘,常食他人之子。釋迦牟尼遂取其愛子賓迦羅,藏置鉢底。鬼子母極盡全力,不能救之。後從釋迦教誨,受三皈五戒,發誓永不喫人。此卷水墨白描,繪寫人物,線條靈活多變,並以淡墨分出陰陽,具立體感。人物個性鮮明,神情生動,栩栩如生。 &*Lifting the Overturned Alms-bowl Chu Fu (fl. 1368-1398) Ming dynasty A native of Sung-chiang, Kiangsu province, Chu Fu style-named himself Meng-pien and took the sobriquet Ts’ang-chou-shen. He served as an Imperial Secretary during the Hung-wu reign (1368-1398). An excellent poet, he was also renowned for his calligraphy in the seal, clerical, semi-cursive, and cursive scripts. He was an accomplished painter of geese among reeds, as well of landscapes and of drawn figures. This painting depicts the story the redemption of Hāritī by the Śākyamuni Buddha. According to the Ratna-kūţa sūtra, Hāritī was a cruel and mean woman, who possessed ten thousand children of her own, but habitually devoured other people’s children. The Śākyamuni Buddha took her beloved son Pingala and covered him under an alms-bowl. Hāritī tried every means to Śākyamuni’s teaching, vowed never to eat any human child, and was converted to Buddhism. This handscroll is drawn in monochrome ink. The portrayal of figures is executed with lively brush strokes full of variations. Light ink is applied to shade the shadowy area and enhance the sense of three dimentional effect. Each figure comes to life with distinctive characteristics.