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(十二世紀)是浙江錢塘人。南宋淳熙年間(一一七四-一一八九)任職於畫院,被封為待詔,並且贈與金帶,備極榮寵。他最擅長畫花鳥和瓜果,雖然用色清淡,卻極富自然生意。 本幅選自「宋元集繪」冊第二十三開,畫玉簪花嬪婷佇立,馥鬱的香氣,引來蝶兒縈繞飛舞。花與蝶,都以纖細的墨線先行鉤出輪廓,隨後再填染顏色。雪白的花瓣與翠綠的葉片相互烘托,更增添了香花的奕奕神采。左下角的葉片底下,還可隱約見到林椿的署名。&*Lin Ch'un, a native of Hangchow, served as a court painter in the Ch’un-hsi era (1174-1189). He was a Painter-in-Attendance and was awarded the honored Gold Belt. He specialized in the subjects of birds and flowers as well as melons and fruit. Although he used light colors in painting, his works were still quite naturalistic. This leaf from the album “Collected Sung and Yuan Paintings” shows a blossoming tuberose plant gracefully curving up from below. Its fragrance has attracted a butterfly, which approaches from the left. The flower and butterfly were done with extremely fine outlines that were then filled with colors. The snow-white petals stand out against the emerald-green leaves, further suggesting the subtle fragrance of the elegant blossoms. The signature of the artist is hidden unobtrusively in the lower right corner.&*1.王耀庭,〈林椿寫生玉簪〉,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66。 2.劉芳如,〈中國古畫裡的草蟲世界 — 「草蟲天地」特展介紹(下)〉,《故宮文物月刊》,第221期(2001年8月),頁93。