故宮書畫錄(卷八),第四冊,頁165&* 陳嘉言,字孔彰,浙江嘉興人,生在世宗嘉靖十八(公元一五三九)年,死年不詳,光宗天啟三(公元一六二三)年尚在世,時年八十五歲。擅長花鳥畫。 本幅扇面,是他四十四歲壯年時的作品,畫淺水沙渚,一片迷濛,河傍老梅一棵,配上磐石雜花作伴,山茶水仙,各各含苞吐艷,引得兩隻喜鵲也流連不去,景物都不藉顏彩,而用水墨一一勾畫出,粗細有致的筆劃,遠近層次分明的墨色,使得畫中的情景形色活現眼前,予人感受就彷彿是一幅色調鮮艷的彩色畫一樣。 &*Plum, Rock, and Narcissus Ch’en Chia-yen (1539-after 1625) Ming Dynasty Ch’en Chia-yen (tzu K’ung-chang) came from Chia-hsing in Chekiang; he specialized in painting flowers and birds. This fan painting was done when the artist was 44 years old, in the prime of life. It represents a shallow stream with sandy banks in heavy mist. A single ancient plum stands beside the river. Balancing it is a large rock accompanied by scattered flowers, mountain tea and narcissus. Each plant bears blossoms bursting into life. Two pairs of magpies drift in the sky. No color is used in the painting, but each object is outlined in monochrome ink. Coarse and fine areas are distinguished with brushstrokes, while distance and juxtaposed elements are differentiated by ink tones. Thus the visual realism of the painting is very strong, and it gives the impression of having been painted in full color.