典藏單位:國立中正紀念堂管理處

館藏編號:PT06901300

鍾壽仁

尺寸:134×69 (222×88)

鍾壽仁(1927-1999)，出生於浙江省東陽縣畫水鄉南岸村，台灣水墨畫家。幼時就學於私塾，因家貧棄學務農，1946年考入國民政府警衛總隊，任蔣介石衛士，1949年隨政府來台後，轉任軍文工作、總統府書記官、外交部、派駐菲律賓大使館，公餘作畫遣興。師事陳方(芷町)，學習墨竹及書法，深得其法，自名畫室為「環碧軒」。1966年，於台北海天畫廊舉辦受次墨竹個展，其後並於中山堂等地舉辦個展數次。曾獲中山文化基金會文藝創作獎，出版《鍾壽仁寫竹集》、《鍾受(譯註: 壽)仁創作集》等畫冊多卷。
鍾壽仁初學墨竹、書法，在陳方指導下漸有所成。另師法宋元明諸家，如文同、趙孟頫、吳鎮、管道昇、李衎、柯九思、夏昶，功力益進。陳師過世後，尊其遺命從高逸鴻習畫花卉，後結識葉公超，經常切磋畫藝。葉公超亦擅畫竹，曾讚美說：「鍾君乃自由中國最優秀、最具實力之畫竹名家，……精於用墨，濃淡適度，層次分明，而且生動飄逸，妙到毫顛；所寫風竹、雨竹尤能傳神。」
不論風、雪、晴、雨，或朱竹、設色淇園竹林，皆能自在變化。亦擅四君子及花卉、魚藻。本作為其擅長之風竹題材，描繪五株脩竹受強風吹拂、枝幹彎曲、葉片飄舞之曼妙姿態。竹葉錯落有致，墨色深淺變化，頗具生意，畫面右上方有陳子和七言絕句和詩一首。(501字)

Zhong Shou-Ren (1927-1999), born in Nanan Village, Huashui Township, Dongyang County, Zhejiang Province, was a Taiwanese ink painter. As a child, he studied in a private school, but due to his family's poverty, he left school to farm. In 1946, he joined the Guard Corps of the National Government and served as a guard for Chiang Kai-shek. After coming to Taiwan with the government in 1949, he was transferred to the military as a secretary and held positions as a secretary in the Presidential Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, even being stationed at the Philippine Embassy. In his spare time, he painted to relieve his mood. He was a disciple of Chen Fang (Zhidin), from whom he learned ink bamboo painting and calligraphy, gaining a deep understanding and naming his painting studio "Huanbi Xuan". In 1966, he held his first ink bamboo solo exhibition at the Haitian Gallery in Taipei, and later held several solo exhibitions at Zhongshan Hall and other venues. He received the Arts Creation Award from the Zhongshan Cultural Foundation and published several volumes of painting collections, including "Zhong Shou-Ren's Bamboo Paintings" and "Zhong Shou-Ren's Creative Collection".

In his early years, Zhong Shou-Ren learned bamboo ink painting and calligraphy under the guidance of Chen Fang, and gradually achieved success. He also studied the styles of painters from the Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties, such as Wen Tong, Zhao Meng-Fu, Wu Zhen, Guan Dao-Sheng, Li Kan, Ke Jiu-Si, and Xia Chang, and improved his skills. After the death of Chen Fang, he followed Chen's last wish to learn flower painting from Gao Yi-Hong, and later met Ye Gong-Chao, frequently exchanging painting skills. Ye Gong-Chao, who was also an expert in bamboo painting, praised him: "Mr. Zhong is the most excellent and capable bamboo painter in Free China...he is skilled in the use of ink, with appropriate density, clear layers, lively and elegant, wonderfully reaching the tip of the brush; his wind and rain bamboo paintings especially convey the spirit."

Whether depicting wind, snow, clear or rainy weather, red bamboo or bamboo forest with color setting, Zhong Shou-Ren could effortlessly depict various scenes. He was also adept at painting the "Four Gentlemen" (plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum) as well as flowers and fish. This work, a portrayal of his skilled wind bamboo theme, depicts five slender bamboo canes swaying and bending in the strong wind, with leaves gracefully dancing. The scattered bamboo leaves, the variations in ink tones, and the lively composition show a vivid artistic concept. A seven-character quatrain and a poem by Chen Zihe are inscribed in the upper right corner of the painting.