故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁11&*沈荃(西元一六二四-一六八四年),字貞蕤,號繹堂。順治九年(一六五二)探花,官至禮部侍郎。學行醇潔,書法著名,清康熙皇帝尤喜與沈氏討論書法,故其書廣為當時所推崇。書法學董其昌,論者以為並無董氏韻致。本幅書唐大詩人李白〈春夜宴桃李園序〉,雖是楷書,然點劃橫豎撇捺,已略帶行書流暢筆意,每一字的結體,也非方正,而是略有傾斜,自有一股縱逸的氣息,這樣的風格特色,雖整體規矩,卻在個別字體造形中求變。款書康熙己未(一六七九)已是晚年所作。&*Shen Ch'uan (style name Chen-jui and sobriquet Duo-t'ang) was a high chin-shih civil service degree holder of 1652 who went on to serve as Attendant Gentleman in the Ministry of Rites. A refine scholar of integrity, his calligraphy was renowned. The K'ang-hsi Emperor (r.1662-1722) was especially fond of discussing calligraphy with him, resulting in his style becoming emulated at the time. Though his calligraphy was patterned after that of Tung Ch'i-ch'ang (1555-1636), it had a style of its own. This work of calligraphy transcribes the "Preface to a Spring Evening Banquet in the Peach and Pear Garden" by the great T'ang poet Li Po (701-762). Although in regular script, the individual strokes have some of the fluid brush manner associated with running script. The characters, in addition, are not exactly square and appear slightly slanted in a self-assured and untrammeled spirit. This feature of the style, which is slightly formal and regular in general, introduces a personal touch to the form and structure of the individual characters and lines. This work is dated to 1679, when the artist was 55-years-old.&*沈荃(西元一六二四-一六八四年),字貞蕤,號繹堂。順治九年(一六五二)探花,官至禮部侍郎。學行醇潔,書法著名,清康熙皇帝尤喜與沈氏討論書法,故其書廣為當時所推崇。書法學董其昌,但韻致有差異。本幅書唐李白〈春夜宴桃李園序〉,雖是楷書,然點畫橫豎撇捺,已略帶行書流暢筆意,結體略傾側,自有一股縱逸的氣息,這樣的風格特色,雖整體規矩,卻在個別字體造形中求變。款書康熙己未(一六七九)已是晚年所作。(20110913)&*Shen Quan (style name Zhenrui, sobriquet Yitang) was a high Presented Scholar of 1652 who went on to serve as Attendant Gentleman in the Ministry of Rites. A refined scholar of integrity, his calligraphy was renowned. The Kangxi Emperor was especially fond of discussing calligraphy with him, resulting in his style becoming emulated at the time. Though Shen’s calligraphy was patterned after that of Dong Qichang, it was in a style of his own. This work transcribes the “Preface to a Spring Evening Banquet in the Peach and Pear Garden” by the Tang poet Li Bai. Although in regular script, the individual strokes have some of the fluid brush manner associated with running script. The characters, in addition, are not exactly square and appear slightly slanted in a self-assured and untrammeled spirit. This feature of the style, which is slightly formal and regular in general, introduces a personal touch to the form and structure of the individual characters and lines. This work is dated to 1679, making it a late example of Shen’s calligraphy.(20110913)