《千字文》卷,明,沈粲书,纸本,草书,纵25.2厘米,横576厘米。
款署“正统丁卯秋七月初三日沈粲书”,钤“云间沈粲民望”白文印、“作德心逸日休”朱文印、“中议大夫赞治尹之章”白文印。鉴藏印有“竹窗”朱文印、“高氏江村竹窗珍藏书画之印”白文印及清内府诸印。
此卷书周兴嗣《千字文》以应友人徐尚宾的索求。徐尚宾,名观,字尚宾,华亭人,工翰墨,有才名,与沈粲、钱溥、叶盛等文人书家交游。沈粲此篇运笔迅疾流畅,点画遒劲峭利,表现出其晚年书法的纯熟功力和旺盛的艺术创造力。作品中明显的章草笔意表明沈粲对同乡前辈宋克的章草书有所取法,这使他的草书于遒逸之外别具古雅气质。自署书于“丁卯”,时为明正统十二年(1447年),作者69岁。
本幅后有清高士奇分别于康熙己卯(1699年)、辛巳(1701年)所作题跋二则,略述收藏经过并加以品鉴。高氏之后,此卷入藏清内府,著录于《石渠宝笈》初编。
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"Thousand Characters" Volume, Ming Dynasty, Shen Zongshu, Paper, Cursive, 25.2 cm in length, 576 cm in transverse.
The Department's "Orthodox Ding Mao's Book of Shen Jianshu on the 3rd day of July", Jun's "Shen Jian's popularity among the clouds" and "Zhu Wenyin's" and "Zhongyi Doctor Zanzhi Yin's Chapter" are printed in white. The collection is printed with Zhu Wenyin of "Bamboo Window", Baiwen Yin of "Bamboo Window Collection Painting of Gaoshi Jiangcun" and various prints of Qing Neifu.
This volume Zhou Xingsi's Thousand-Character Wen responds to the request of his friend Xu Shangbin. Xu Shangbin, famous, worded Shangbin, Huating people, Gonghanmo, famous, and with Shen Can, Qian Pu, Ye Sheng and other scholars and calligraphers. Shen Jian's fast and smooth writing and sharp dotting show his proficiency in calligraphy and exuberant artistic creativity in his later years. The obvious meaning of Zhang's sketch in his works indicates that Shen Jian has taken some measures against Zhang's sketch of Song Ke, his fellow countryman's predecessor, which makes his sketch have a unique ancient and elegant temperament besides Lu Yi. Self-signed in "Ding Mao", when the Ming Dynasty orthodox twelve years (1447), the author is 69 years old.
There are two inscriptions and postscripts written by Gao Shiqi of Qing Dynasty in Kangxi Jimao (1699) and Xinsi (1701), respectively. The collection process is briefly described and appreciated. After Gao Shi, he was involved in the Neifu of Tibet and Qing Dynasty and was recorded in the first edition of Shiqu Baodu.