Shen Zhou, Crows on Trees | 沈周 古木慈烏

Shen Zhou 1427-1509

Crows on Trees

ink on paper, hanging scroll

signed Shen Zhou, with a dedication and with one seal of the artist

poem hall by Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), dated guimao (1903) and with one seal of his

colophon by Lu Youren (19^th century), Wu Guojun (19^th century), Xia Kai(19^th century), each dated jiayin (1854) and with one to two seals of theirs and by Chen Yanyi (1834-1905), dated guimao (1903) and with two seals of his

with two collectors’ seals

29.5 x 46.5 cm. 11⅝ x 18¼ in.

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沈周 1427-1509

古木慈烏

水墨紙本 立軸

釋文：白頭兒了耳□聰，欹枕無眠悵恨中。蕭瑟千林風落木，淒涼四壁露吟風。還疑□欬心相接，得與幽名夢自通。總是哀思緣□極，何人作賦擬歐公。沈周寫贈顧君孝廉。鈐印：啟南

題詩堂：(吳昌碩)沈石田先生墨蹟。桂彝觀察大人正之，癸卯(1903)秋仲，吳俊卿。鈐印：俊卿大利

題跋：

(陸友仁) 石田翁真跡世所罕見，無論片楮尺幅，咸當珍如拱璧。此幅古木慈烏深得元人蒼莽之意，兼之書法遒勁，洵為其晚年真筆無疑。惕齋姻兄其善藏之母，為蛟龍攫去也。咸豐甲寅(1854)春日，金陵陸友仁識於三山客次。鈐印：友仁、聲廷甫

(陳延益) 石田翁畫入神品，未可思議。此作蒼古健勁，殆罕其儔，識者亦將疑為優孟衣冠不？光緒癸卯(1903)初秋，吳興後學陳延益。鈐印：容叔、一印漫漶不辨

(吳國俊)石田老人詩筆老健，書法酷似山谷，其畫法則全師黃子久，氣味邇真。惕齋世大兄出示此幅，蒼勁古秀，自成一家，無人間煙火氣，洵上品也。咸豐甲寅(1854)首夏，江甯吳國俊識於三山寓廨。鈐印：佰鈞

(夏塏)余家舊藏石田翁柳岸歸舟大幅，筆致疏古，為近來所難得，金陵城陷後恐不可保。正切繫懷，今觀此軸，如逢故物，惟筆力似稍未逮，而尺幅間靜逸之氣發於自然，當非庸手所能作偽，良可寶也。咸豐甲寅(1854)花朝前三日，夏塏借觀於榕城客舍。鈐印：子儀、臣塏之印

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