故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁184&*故宮書畫圖錄,第十四冊,頁267-268&*焦和貴又名臧禮堂,生平不詳。 本幅畫湖石據坡而立,雛菊、野卉遍佈在地,湖石後方,紅、紫牡丹聚生成簇,俯仰開合各盡其態。花葉賦色率皆雅淡,間有淡至不可辨者,而湖石則用利筆斧劈,上附嵌色苔點,濃淡之間,差距顯著,堪稱風味特出。畫紙空處,尚隱約得見朽筆炭痕,據此,亦可知其起草之過程。 &*Spring Peonies Chiao Ho-kuei Ch’ing Dynasty (1644-1911) Chiao Ho-kuei (also known as Tsang Li-t’ang), using vigorous axe-cut strokes, has depicted the moss-covered rocks that protrude from the slope above a lake. Daisies and wild flowers blanket the ground; behind the rocks red and violet peonies flourish in clusters and bunches of blossoms and buds that face up and down. The coloring of the flowers and leaves is delicately, almost invisibly pale. Contrast between heavy and pale coloring increases the feeling of distance. In the unpainted areas one can make out the traces of charcoal used to draw the painting’s preliminary sketches. &*1.〈清焦和貴富貴長春〉,收入國立故宮博物院編輯委員會編,《牡丹名畫特展圖錄》(臺北:國立故宮博物院,1987年四月初版),頁50-51。