石渠寶笈初編(御書房),下冊,頁1049&*故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁36&*故宮書畫圖錄,第十六冊,頁417-422&*錢選(西元1239-1301年)字舜舉,號玉潭、巽峰、清瞿老人、習嬾翁,宋景定間進士。宋亡不仕,為吳興八俊之首。工詩,善書畫,人物師李公麟,山水師趙令穰,青綠山水師趙伯駒,尤善折枝,多寫花鳥。本幅畫荔枝一株,垂實爛漫,傅色鮮豔。布局上密而下疏,主題顯著,非一般折枝作品,蓋由寫生而來。&*Ch'ien Hsuan, style name Shun-chu, sobriquets Yu-tan, Hsun-feng, Ch'ing-chu Lao-jen and His-lan-weng, obtained his "chin-shih" degree during the Ching-ting period (1260-1264). In the early years of the Yuan dynasty, Ch'ien Hsuan was considered the leader of the so-called "Eight Eminents of Wu-hsing ." He was famous for his poetry and calligraphy. He excelled at figure, landscape and bird-and-flower paintings. In depicting figures, he followed the style of Li Kung-lin; in landscape, he studied the manner of Chao Lin-jang and Chao Po-chu;and in bird-and-flower painting, he was especially good at "Che-chih" style which depicts only one or two branches of the plant. However, in this scroll the artist did not depict a few branches, he painted a tall lichee tree from life using rich colors. The upper portion of the painting is filled with green foliage and red lichee fruits bring ing out the subject-matter of the painting.&*本幅畫荔枝啼鳥,佈局呈現自然生態,非一般折枝作品,蓋由寫生而來,用筆細勁,傅色鮮豔雅緻,盎然生氣中別有意態。 錢選(西元一二三九—一三○一年),宋景定間進士,宋亡不仕。善書畫,提倡復古,人物師李公麟,山水師趙令穰,青綠山水師趙伯駒,花竹翎毛師趙昌,以文人畫筆法即興創作,表現生拙之趣。 此卷舊題錢選作,從畫風看,應是明代晚期的托名之作。(20110405)&* This work shows birds on a lichee branch. The arrangement is natural and lifelike, not like “broken-branch” compositions. In the “sketching-from-life” manner, the brushwork is fine yet strong with colors rich and elegant, brimming with vitality. Qian Xuan was a native of Wuxing, Zhejiang. A Presented Scholar of the Jingding reign, he did not seek office after the fall of the Song. He excelled at painting and calligraphy, promoting revivalism. In figures, he followed Li Gonglin, in landscapes Zhao Lingrang, blue-and-green landscapes Zhao Boju, and birds and flowers Zhao Chang. Using literati brush methods to innovate, his manner was lively yet archaic. Though attributed to Qian Xuan, the style here suggests it is dated to the late Ming (1368-1644).(20110405)