Peacock, 1975
Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll.
With inscriptions by Feng Kanghou (1901–1983), Chen Jinghong (1903–1993), Huang Junbi (1898–1991) and Zhao Shao'ang (1905–1998). 74cm (29 1/8in) high x 147.5cm (58 1/8in) wide.
Footnotes
溫永琛 孔雀圖 設色紙本 立軸
〈一〉款識:鳳孿堪作友雲海待翺翔。溫永琛作圖乙卯初冬七十五叟馮康矦題記
鈐印:「馮」「鶴山溫氏」「永琛之印」
〈二〉款識:天仙黼黻毛應是,宫后屏帏尾忽開。曾處嶂中真霧隐,每過庭下似春来。乙卯冬日錄薛能詩句蘊廬陳荊鴻
鈐印:「陳」「荊翁」
〈三〉款識:繽紛金翠畫屏開會聼弦歌起舞來見說風人曾託興飛時五裏一徘徊丙辰初夏黃君璧題
鈐印:「黃君璧印」「君翁」「老福丁」
〈四〉款識:時來喜見雀開屏。世傳凡見孔雀開屏者必有喜訊,云齋翰屏題時年八十六嵗
鈐印:「香環 」「乙卯八十六」
〈五〉鈐印:「溫永琛五十五後所作書畫」「依然神眼」
〈六〉款識:永琛吾兄別已多年,一則相昭喜可知也,書未其所作屬題,丁巳冬至少昂時年七十三
鈐印:「趙」
An English private collection
In addition to the painting executed by Wen Yongchen, the inscriptions contributed by some other famous artists, including Zhao Shao'ang (1905-1998), Feng Kanghou (1901-1983), Chen Jinghong (1903-1993) and Huang Junbi (1898-1991) provide valuable insight into the artistic and social context in which the painting was created, as well as the friendships surrounding its production.