石渠寶笈三編(延春閣),第五冊,頁2427&*故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁121&*故宮書畫圖錄,第十三冊,頁115-116&* 余省,字曾三,號魯亭,江蘇常熟人。父珣,弟樨俱善畫。乾隆年間與唐岱周鲲等人,供職內廷。善作山水、花鳥、蟲魚、蘭竹。 雪中野鴨偎依於柳根,麻雀高棲於枝頭,茶花自石後穿出,紅艷的花朵半為雪片所覆蓋,朱白相映,時雖凍寒,却是生意盎然。 &* Yü Sheng, tzu (style name) Ts’eng-san, hao (sobriquet) Lu-t’ing, was a native of Ch’ang-shu, Kiangsu province. His father, Yü Hsün, and his younger brother, Yü Chih, were also talented painters. During the Ch’ien-lung period (1736-1797), Yü Sheng served at the court as a painter along with T’ang Tai, Chou K’un, and others. He excelled in painting landscapes, birds-and-flowers, bamboos, orchids and insects. In the snow, wild geese huddle together close to the root of a willow tree, sparrows perch on top of the branches and camellias grow behind a rock. The bright red flowers are half covered with white snow, producing a charming color contrast. Although the scene is of a cold winter, it is full of life.