石渠寶笈三編(延春閣),第四冊,頁1775&*故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁40&*故宮書畫圖錄,第十八冊,頁161-170&*沈周(西元一四二七--一五○九),字啟南,號石田,又號白石翁。江蘇蘇州人。工詩文書畫,尤擅長山水,並兼工水墨花。為明代四大家之一。此圖是畫蘇州近郊天平山、獅山、石湖、靈巖山、太湖等地的勝景。畫家以自己的旅遊經驗,擷取大意,並以純熟的筆墨描繪,其中除了紀錄蘇州區域的地理概況,畫面也呈現著調和的整體感。&*Overview of Scenery Around Soochow Shen Cho (1427-1509) Ming Dynasty Shen Chou, a native of Soochow, excelled at poetry, belles-lettres, calligraphy, and painting (especially landscapes and flowers in monochrome ink). He became known as one of the Four Masters of the Ming. This painting includes such scenic sites around Soochow as T’ien-p’ing Mountain, Lion Mountain, Stone Lake, Ling-yen Mountain, Tiger Hill, Chih-hsing Mountain, and Lake T’ai. Shen Chou based this work on his own experiences traveling around his home in Soochow. Taking the essence of the sites, he rendered them using his mature brushwork. Thus, in addition to recording specific places, Shen also took liberty with them to create an overall style and composition. &* 沈周(西元一四二七-一五○九年),江蘇長洲人。字啟南,號石田。為人寬厚有大度,能詩文,工書法,又善山水,並兼工墨畫花果、翎毛等。為明代四大畫家之一。 蘇州山水全圖,照蘇州近郊山水實地勘畫,經與地圖對看,圖中除小地名外,如虎邱山、滸墅關、天平山、支硎山、獅山、何山、橫塘鎮、木瀆鎮、靈巖山、上方山、石湖、胥口、光福、太湖等,兩兩相印,可知作者取景之途徑,特依照同治本蘇州府志所附地圖複製一本,以供觀者參考。 &*The Scenery around Soochow Shen Chou (1427-1509) Ming Dynasty Shen Chou (style name Ch’i-nan, sobriquets Shih-t’ien and Pai-shih-weng) was a native of Ch’ang-chou in Kiangsu. An accomplished scholar, he was an able poet, essayist, and calligrapher as well as an excellent painter. Although Shen Chou is best known for his landscapes, he was also talented in depicting flowers, fruits, vegetables, birds, and figures in ink. He has been proclaimed as one of the Four Masters of the Ming dynasty. This long handscroll represents the actual sights in the countryside surrounding Soochow. If we compare Shen Ch’ou’s painting with a map of the area, we can locate almost all of the sites. For example Hu-ch’iu-shan (Tiger hill), the Hu-shu Gate, Mt. T’ien-p’ing, Mt. Chih-hsing, Shih-shan (Lion Mountain), Mt. Ho, Heng-t’eng Township, Mu-tu Township, Mt. Ling-yen, Mt. Shang-fang, Shih-hu (Sone Lake), the Hsü Pass, Kuang-fu, and Lake T’ai can all be found on the accompanying map. Thus we can trace the itinerary of the artist on his travels. The map is reproduced from a Ch’ing Dynasty Gazetteer of Soochow. &*1.江兆申,〈沈周畫蘇州山水全圖 卷〉,收入國立故宮博物院編,《吳派畫九十年展》(臺北:國立故宮博物院,1975年初版,1976年再版,1981年三版),頁319。