故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁143&*故宮書畫圖錄,第二十四冊,頁268-271 &* 馬元馭,字伏羲,號棲霞,又號天虞山人。江蘇常熟人,生在聖祖康熙八(公元一六六九)年,死在康熙六十一(公元一七二二)年。擅長花鳥畫,由於早年親得惲壽平教授,後又和蔣廷錫相互討論繪畫六法,所以又以沒骨花卉最見長。王翬曾稱譽他的作品,認為是「神韻飛動,不泥陳迹」。 本幅畫蠶棲於桑葉之上,並已有化為蛾者。設色柔麗,蠶之蠕動,蛾之振翅交尾,皆極逼真,本幅選自「畫花卉冊」之第五開。 &*Silkworms on Mulberry Leaves Ma Yüan-yü (1669-1722) Ch’ing dynasty Ma Yüan-yü, was a native of Ch’ang-shu, Kiangsu. His style name was Fu-hsi and his sobriquets were Ch’i-hsia and T’ien-yü shan-jen. He excelled in birds and flowers. Early in life, he studied under Yün Shou-p’ing. Later he discussed the six principles of painting with Ch’iang T’ing-hsi. His flowers done in “boneless” technique became his best. Wang Hui commented that Ma Yüan-yü painted with energy and freedom and was not fettered by tradition. Five silkworms keep eating on mulberry leaves. Two moths mate. The resplendent coloration is softly applied. The elements are depicted with clarity and a sense of reality. The painting is the fifth leaf from the album Paintings of Flowers. &*1.王耀庭,〈馬元馭畫蠶桑〉,收入國立故宮博物院編輯委員會編,《草蟲畫特展圖錄》(臺北:國立故宮博物院,1986年初版),頁75。