2. 86 墨蘭
Orchid
無年款Undated
水墨設色紙本
Ink and colour on paper
高：37 厘米闊：55.5 厘米
H： 37 cm W：55.5 cm
款識： 「黎明弟清賞，劍父。」
鈐印： 「劍父」（朱白文四靈方印）
「番禺高崙」（白文方印）
「定光佛再世墜落娑媻世界凡夫」（朱文方印）
With artist’s signed inscription and three artist seals
黎明．黃詠賢伉儷藏品
Collection of Mr Lai Ming and Ms Wong Wing-yin
古代文人畫家好畫「四君子畫」(梅蘭菊竹) ，而蘭花以其孤芳自賞，獨處
幽谷的品性，象徵高潔超逸。畫蘭的花葉技巧，有如書法行筆，注重頓挫
轉折變化，反映「書畫同源」的美學觀念。高劍父此幀「墨蘭」，以水墨
為主，以渴筆焦墨的行草線條畫葉，偶加設色點蕊，筆墨老練蒼辣，當是
其較晚年畫風，並題贈高弟黎明。
The so-called “Painting of four lofty celebrities” (symbolized by plum
blossom, orchids, chrysanthemums and bamboo) is a popular subject in
ancient Literati painting, and orchids in particular, symbolize the
temperament of purity of loftiness. The technique in drawing an orchid’s
leaves and flower is closely associated with calligraphy, stressing
modulation and movement of calligraphic brushwork, which testify to the
ancient aesthetic notion that painting and calligraphy share the same
origin. Gao mainly employs dry ink and swift calligraphic strokes to depict
the leaves of the orchid and add colouring to the stamen, exuding a rustic
and archaic flavor. This shows that this is probably a work of his late years.
The inscription shows that it was given as a gift to his student Lai Ming.
