秘殿珠林三編(延春閣),頁126&*故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁126&*故宮書畫圖錄,第十三冊,頁375-376&* 姚文瀚(約活動於西元一七三六-一七九五年),北平人。號濯亭,乾隆時供奉內廷,工佛道人物,《秘殿珠林》評其道釋畫,可與嚴宏滋、丁觀鵬比美。 此畫臨仿「宋人維摩像」,畫維摩詰坐於插屏式羅漢床,右手執麈尾,斜靠於獅形憑几上,其後有天女執花盆。人物設色開面,隱約間似受同時人丁觀鵬之影響,然筆墨精湛,別具典雅之致。 &*After a sung Painting of Vimalakìrti Yao Wen-han (fl. 1736-1795) Ch’ing Dynasty Yao Wen-han, a native of Peking, served under the Ch’ien-lung Emperor and specialized in painting Buddhist and Taoist figures, which along with those of Ting Kuan-p’eng were much admired at court. This work is a copy after Vimalakìrti by a Sung Painter. Vimalakìrti was an Indian said to have been a contemporary of the Buddha. He preached the Way while ill in bed and was thus visited by a bodhisattva. He is seen here on a platform with a low screen. He holds in his right and a fly whisk and leans on an armrest. Behind is a lady attendant with a plate of flowers. The delicate coloring of the faces suggests the influence of a contemporary, Ting Kuan-p’eng. Nontheless, the fine technique has the gentle, elegant quality of Yao’s own style.