生平与创作经历
文徵明师从沈周，成为苏州吴门网络的核心人物。短暂而不称意的宫廷任职后，他于1527年返回苏州。漫长晚年把绘画、书法、诗歌，以及朋友、学生和家族传承联系起来。
生涯作品选读
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- 01
c. 1525
c. 1525
御赐绣锦诗（行楷书）
- 材料与技法
- 立轴；纸本水墨
- 作者归属与角色
- 博物馆归属记录
- 收藏与来源
- 克利夫兰艺术博物馆
博物馆原文说明
A poem by the influential Wen Zhengming from Suzhou in southeastern China expresses Wen’s gratitude to the Jiajing emperor (reigned 1522–67) for a gift of embroidered silk bestowed in appreciation of his commendable service. The elegant, well-composed, and energetically written large characters in deep black ink reflect the handwriting of a distinguished scholar-artist. Works of calligraphy by Wen of this large scale are rare.The poem reads:As I expressed my gratitude to His Majesty by the Goldwater Bridge. This heavenly silk is embroidered with five colors.Resplendent it is, draping over my arm with [designs of] twin dragons.Having received such a gift, I [bowed] in shame over my lack of achievements. Humbly I returned to my rank to observe the grand ceremony.I wish His Majesty shall live on for myriad years,And the sun will always shine upon His trailing robe.
馆藏文字 · 克利夫兰艺术博物馆 · CC0 - 02
late 1530s
late 1530s
古松
- 材料与技法
- 手卷；纸本水墨
- 作者归属与角色
- 博物馆归属记录
- 收藏与来源
- 克利夫兰艺术博物馆
博物馆原文说明
Here the natural appearance of a gnarled and vine-entangled pine has been transformed into a rhythmic abstraction of brushstrokes and ink tonalities, with unifying opposites—opening and closing, rising and falling—that provide the design across the horizontal scroll. The artist's inscription reads: "The force of change beyond restraint; / The dragon's whiskers are likened to a forest of spears."
馆藏文字 · 克利夫兰艺术博物馆 · CC0 - 03
1551
1551
寒溪古木
- 材料与技法
- 立轴；纸本水墨淡彩
- 作者归属与角色
- 博物馆归属记录
- 收藏与来源
- 克利夫兰艺术博物馆
博物馆原文说明
Wen Zhengming was one of the most celebrated calligraphers and painters during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). His inscription, gracefully written in small characters on the upper left corner, reveals Wen’s emotional mood at that moment of creation. "In the fifteenth day of the fifth month, the year of xinhai [1551], [I], Zhengming, playfully write this Old Trees by a Wintry Brook at eighty-two [sui]." How should we understand a wintery landscape painted in the middle of spring? Was it simply inspired by a surprisingly late spring snow? Or can it be that the “wintery” brook reflects the octogenarian’s feelings about aging and his inevitable, approaching mortality? The junipers’ gnarled forms are a poignant symbol of aging and suffering, yet the ink-dot leaves on some branches suggest that the trees are still alive, awaiting the warmth of spring.
馆藏文字 · 克利夫兰艺术博物馆 · CC0
媒介、笔触与色彩
媒介与表面
绘画与书法共享笔、墨及纸本工作方法。
笔迹与结构
精细控制的线与重复笔迹构成的密集树石并存。
色彩与光线
节制设色使墨色层次、间距及留白保持结构作用。
资料来源与延伸阅读
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