石渠寶笈三編(乾清宮),第二冊,頁616 &*故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁154 &*故宮書畫圖錄,第二十五冊,頁151-157&* 余省字曾三,號魯亭,江蘇常熟人。生卒年待考,作品見於乾隆辛酉(一七四一)至乾隆丁丑(一七五七)。善畫山水、花鳥、蟲魚、蘭竹等,其父詢,弟樨俱能繪事。 本幅選自「墨妙珠林冊」,畫粉紅牡丹,取其正、反之姿,及含苞之態。花才三朵,已備花王雍容華貴之趣。 &* Yü Hsing (style name Tseng-san; sobriquet Lu-t’ing) was a native of Ch’ang-shu, Kiangsu. Though his birth and death dates await further research, his works can be seen to date from 1741 to 1757. He excelled at depicting such subjects as landscapes, birds and flowers, insects and fish, and orchids and bamboo. His father and younger brother, Yü Hsün and Yü Chih, were both capable painters. This is a painting of pink peonies poised facing up and down. Although only three blossoms are depicted, they fully embody the notion of the peony as the harmonious and noble “king of the flowers.” &*1.〈清余省牡丹〉,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47。