石渠寶笈續編(乾清宮),第一冊,頁513&*故宮書畫錄(卷六),第四冊,頁211&*林椿,生卒年不詳。浙江錢塘(今杭州)人。南宋孝宗淳熙年間(1174-1189),任畫院待詔,工畫花草、翎毛、瓜果,傅色輕淡,生意藹然。 本幅畫折枝海棠一枝,或盛開、或含苞。花之設色,以白粉為底,罩以胭脂,嬌柔可人。 本幅選自「宋元集繪」冊。&*The dates for Lin Ch’un, a native of Hang chow, remain unknown. Active during the Ch’un-his era (1174-1189) as a Painting-in–attendance at court, he specialized in painting flowers-and-grasses, birds-and-animals, and fruits-and-vegetables using a light yet colorful style that was quite lifelike. This painting shows a branch of cherry-apple buds and blossoms. The coloring of the blossoms is done using white pigment as the foundation, to which rouge was added for a soft, velvety effect. This leaf comes from the album “Collected Paintings of the Sung and Yüan.”