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賞菊圖 Scholar Appreciating Chrysanthemums 款識： 大空居士印可。爰杜多。 鈐印：大千居士（朱文） Signed Yuan in Chinese With one seal of the artist 《賞菊圖》為經典張大千逸筆風格之作，僅用墨色成畫，然其筆法構圖精妙絕倫，畫幅左側以澹墨兼施漬墨、用簡筆描出盆體盆足，下重上輕、取出平衡。大千畫菊立基於獨特的寫生見解，筆墨甚為可觀：點花頭取出正側府仰之姿，菊瓣隨花頭延伸，由外往內的淺寬墨線，淡墨描形、後施濃墨相連成形，以寫意法的單瓣為主，再以石濤筆意作出菊梗的曲折頓挫，挺健中可見書法筆勢的力道。最後點菊葉用漬墨暈染，如捲雲之姿，團聚攏抱於菊梗，輕重之間作出菊性孤傲、澹雅幽然的氣韻。右側所畫高士對菊獨坐，張大千以慣用的側面蛋形臉孔下筆，作出樣貌栩然的五分面，短鬚高額、束髮成髫，望之儼然，頗有隱逸的襟懷。以乾墨枯筆畫高士衣衫一氣呵成，筆法流暢簡潔，大千傳世名作《花卉蔬果雙菊冊》中畫菊少有人物相伴，更顯此幅《賞菊圖》之難能可貴。 畫中所用「大千居士」印，則是1974年篆刻名家吳平為其所刻。吳平曾任職故宮博物院書畫處長、師事篆刻名家鄧散木，篆印風格穩健奇雅。此印文以秦漢之印結體，作出醇厚古樸的風格，畫印雙絕，相互輝映。《賞菊圖》來源有序，為台灣早期知名新聞工作者及作家王大空（1920-1991）所藏，其著作《笨鳥慢飛》更有張大千為其題寫封面字，大千以菊之燦然獨秀、高士隱逸的襟懷寫贈此畫予王大空，更可知其二人交情之篤，實為現世難得的名品雅作。 This work was painted by Zhang Da-qian at his leisure, completed in monotone. Its structure is simple yet carefully planned. A combination of dried and saturated ink was used in simple sketches outlining the balance of the body of the figure. As for the chrysanthemums, Zhang Da-qian had his unique interpretation of the flowers through careful brushwork from the crown to the petals. The stalks of the flowers were slightly bent, adopting the style of Shi Tao and calligraphy strokes. The leaves were painted in dense and dry ink in the form of clouds. The composition of the flowers highlight their noble character. On the right of the panel, a lone scholar was appreciating the chrysanthemums. Depicted with an oval face showing half of the face, the scholar was drawn with a hair bun, looking calming at the flowers. Dried ink was used on his robe in a smooth brushstroke. Chrysanthemums were depicted on their own without any figures, thus making this work rare and unique. The seal "Da-qian Jushi" was carved in 1974 by Wu Ping, a respected seal carving artist, previously led the Chinese Paintings department of the National Palace Museum. The seal was carved in Qin Han seal scripts with a unique style steeped in antiquity. The painting has a detailed provenance, previously owned by journalist and author Wang Da-kung, whose publications bear an inscription by Zhang Da-qian himself, thus showing their deep and true friendship.