盛京故宮書畫錄,第五冊,頁20&*故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁171&*鄭簠(西元一六二二―一六九四年),江蘇上元人。字汝器,號谷口。弱冠即學隸書,後來自覺去古漸遠,於是直接師法漢碑,益得樸拙奇古之妙。細觀此書,筆墨圓潤,運筆起伏,波撇誇張,筆法結字亦變化多端。通篇筆勢行氣連貫,縱橫俯仰,極具氣韻飛揚之勢。 &*Cheng Fu (style name Ju-ch’i; sobriquet Ku-k’ou) was a native of Shang-yüan, Kiangsu. He studied the clerical script in his youth. Later he came to realize that the clerical script of his time departed from the clerical script of the ancients in spirit. Thereafter he learned directly after the calligraphy of Han steles and stone inscriptions and eventutally created a simple yet unique, naive yet archaic style totally of his own. Looking closely at this calligraphy, one can see round and moist brushwork, with exaggerated fluctuations and many variations in the strokes and the structure of the characters. The strength of the brushstrokes and the rhythm between lines can be seen throughout this entire piece. The horizontal and vertical strokes are executed with great vigor. This work is full of vivacious and dynamic spirit.