端砚琐言:与砚相交半世纪

吴兰修在《端溪砚史卷二》中,有这段按语:“鱼脑蕉白之外,有细缕围之,丝丝如理发者,谓之马尾纹。其外有紫气围之,艳艳若明霞者,谓之胭脂晕。此大西洞绝品,他洞所无。”文中的马尾纹,吴兰修注云:“其纹微带青花,《砚辨》云如一串鹅氄是也。”

老坑端砚观音雕刻

读中学时,就已经知道端砚的存在。当时每天写大小楷,用的是墨盒。有一回听华文老师说起好砚磨墨,墨堂的剩墨可以几天不涸,心中向往不已。当时家在牛车水,印度庙对面左边有一间专卖文房用具的小店,玻璃橱里摆了十几方砚。有方长约三十厘米的大砚,标价新币500元(当时一间店租金每月才90元),每回路过,都会多看几眼,心想有朝一日若能拥有一方这样的砚台,将是多么值得庆幸的事。

1958年先父回中国参加姐姐的婚礼,行前请他代为物色一方端砚,没想到果真带回一方旧砚,是在“文物商店”买的。自此心满意足,也没有兴起蓄砚的念头。到了上世纪八十年代,手头比较宽裕,才在中华书局买了几方,这时总共有十来方砚台。读书渐多,眼界渐广,开始不满意已有的收藏。此时认识了金石书画社的王思宗先生,从他手中又添购十几方,大部分是歙砚。九十年代以后,龙华和刘演良先生合作,每年都举办端砚展卖会,精挑细选之下,六七年间,竟收藏了數十方。没想到97年后,停止举办,后来才知道没有石料。原来麻子坑早在90年停止开采,接着最好的老坑也在97年封坑。这段时期(93和95)去过中国两次,所见端砚,都不合心意,藏砚活动遂告终止。 继续阅读“端砚琐言:与砚相交半世纪”

Zhu Jia Jiao by Wu Guanzhong

Original ink painting by Chinese contemporary artist Wu Guan Zhong, purchased in Singapore during the 1980s. Painting is autographed by the artist.

吴冠中水墨画作品《朱家角》

Original Ink Painting by Wu Guan Zhong – Zhu Jia Jiao

Size: 43cm x 34cm
Seals: 冠中写生 (“Guanzhong sketches”) and 荼 (“Scribble”)
Dated: 1983

This painting was purchased from Loong Hua Arts & Crafts Pte Ltd during the 1980s.

In 1988, Chinese painter Wu Guanzhong held his first art exhibition in Singapore, we were in attendance and requested the artist to autograph this painting. In order to preserve the front of the artwork, we asked for his autograph on the reverse side, and he readily obliged.

Other than his signature and the date, he also wrote a few words, which translates from Chinese to “Happy to see (my) old work”.

This is an original painting and not a limited edition print.

Literature:
Wu Guanzhong Art Collection, p.36 Rong Bao Zhai, June 1987 First Edition

青田石著名品种-封门青

封门青是青田最具代表性的石种,温润如玉,被称为“石中君子”,从明至清,深受文人及篆刻家青睐。封门青矿脉极细,游延於岩石缝中,数量不多,质纯无裂者更为稀少。

封门青
封门青是青田最具代表性的石种,温润如玉,被称为“石中君子”,从明至清,深受文人及篆刻家青睐。封门青矿脉极细,游延於岩石缝中,数量不多,质纯无裂者更为稀少。经多年开采,如今即使亲临产地,亦难觅芳踪。下列封门青皆数十年前旧石,明净淡雅,诚斋中珍品。