董其昌 1555-1636 | 行書錄阮籍《詣蔣公奏記》、節錄趙至《與嵇茂齊書》

釋文：伏惟明公，以含一之德， 據上台之位。英豪翹首，俊賢抗足。開府之日，人人自以為掾屬。辟書始下，下走為首。子夏處西河之上，而文侯擁篲。鄒子處黍谷之陰，而昭王陪乘。夫布衣窮居韋帶之士，王公大人所以屈體而下之者，為道存也。籍無鄒卜之德而有其陋，猥煩大禮，何以當之。方當耕於東皋之陽，輸黍稷之稅，以避當塗者之路。負薪疲病，足力不強。補吏之日，非所克任。乞逥謬恩，以光清舉。北土之性，難以託根。投人夜光，鮮不按劍。今將植橘柚於玄朔，蔕華藕於修陵，表龍章於露壤，奏韶武於聾俗，固難以取貴矣。夫物不我貴，則莫之與；莫之與，則傷之者至。乃知步驟之士，不足為貴。（呂仲悌） 款識：每見顏平原《鹿脯》諸帖，覺虞、褚猶受法縛。余以雞毛筆擬之，差得形模。元以後，此秘未覩。其昌。鈐印：太史氏、董其昌 題跋：余生平臨晉唐人書不下數十家，然多則三數十萬字而止。獨思翁書所臨不可數計，亦性所喜耳。第真跡不多，得友人處借觀，又各矜惜，轍使歸之。憶許玉年謂余曰「但臨石刻，不索之真蹟，終不能得其神髓。」余深韙其言，而亦卒無能搆取也。蘿裳先生乃得此，其寶愛之也，固宜時。道光壬寅（1842）夏六月，幹（村）楊道生識。鈐印：道生私印、仁甫 邱氏家族鑒藏印：邱永和鑒賞章、吳忠媖印、邱扶輪藏畫 鑒藏印：（程芝華）蘿裳審定、白岳程芷華考藏金石書画印

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Artist's inscription:
Whenever I see Yan Pingyuan's [Yan Zhenqing] calligraphic works such as Lupu, I think Yu [Shinan] and Chu [Suiliang] were too constrained by method. Copying him with a chicken-feather brush, I almost obtain his formal likeness. After the Yuan dynasty, nobody else has achieved Yan's secrets.

Yang Daosheng's colophon:
In my life, I have copied the calligraphic works by dozens of Jin- and Tang-period masters, but they total no more than thirty-thousand characters. Siweng [Dong Qichang] is the only calligrapher whose works I have copied countless times, partly because I like them. Because authentic works by him are few, I have had to borrow them from friends, who make me return the works soon because they treasure them. I remember Xu Yunian saying to me, "When copying an inscription in stone, one cannot understand its spirit without obtaining the original." I am deeply mindful of these words, but ultimately I am helpless about acquiring [Dong Qichang's original works].