石渠寶笈續編(重華宮),第三冊,頁1540&*故宮書畫錄(卷八)第四冊 ,頁36&*故宮書畫圖錄,第十六冊,頁399-400&*錢選(西元1239-1301)字舜舉,號玉潭,宋景定間進士,擅畫人物、花鳥、山水。元朝初年,吳興有八名才俊,其中錢選與趙孟頫最為有名。畫中主人士三國時魏淮陰縣令時苗,辭別當地父老,留下一犢的廉潔故事。這張畫構圖大致宇同時展出的趙孟頫留犢圖一樣。可見這個故事頗為流行。&*Ch'ien Hsuan was skilled in painting figure, flower-and-bird, and landscape. At the beginning of the Yuan dynasty there were eight men in Wu-hsing known for their exceptional talent; of them, Ch'ien Hsuan and Chao Meng-fu are the most famous. The main subject of this painting is Shih Miao, the magistrate of Huai-yin in Wei during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-265). When it came time to leave his post and bid farewell to the elders of the town he insisted on leaving behind the calf that was born to his cow during his tenure in office. The story illustrates Shih Miao's impeccable righteousness. The composition of this painting is similar to that of the same subject by Chao Meng-fu. The story of Shih Miao must have been popular at this time.&*東漢建安年間(一九六-二一九),時苗任壽春(今安徽壽縣)縣令。他為官清廉,到任時只以一母牛拉車而至,在任一年多,母年產下小牛,時苗去職時,只帶走原來的一車一牛,不肯帶走在當地出生的小牛,民眾不忍見他離去,前來夾道相送。本卷所繪即民眾送行的情景。 錢選(活動於十三世紀後半)是宋末元初的遺民畫家,善山水、花鳥,畫風古雅。此幅約為十七世紀托名之作。&* In the Chien-an era (196-219) of the Eastern Han, Shih Miao was county magistrate of Shou-ch'un (modern Shou County, Anhwei). An honest and upright official, when he assumed post, he arrived by means of only an ox-pulled cart. In his service of more than a year, the ox gave birth to a calf. When he left office, however, he only took with him the original ox and cart, leaving behind the calf as belonging to the residents there. The people were so moved that they crowded the road to see him off. This is a description of that scene. Ch'ien Hsüan was a "left-over (i-min)" painter of the Sung dynasty who lived into the Yüan. He excelled at painting landscapes and birds-and-flowers, his style being elegantly archaic. This work was probably done in the 17th century with a spurious signature of Ch'ien added to it.