《洛神赋图》的大英本的创作时间有两种说法:一种说是南宋摹本,一种说法是明代摹本。但从构思、构图、造型、线条风格设色等乃至水纹的画法上来比较,大英本和北京乙本都很接近。
在大英博物馆官网的介绍中,对于本幅作品的“Production date”(创作时间),也是直接给出了“明”“宋”两个带问号时代:
1368-1644 (Ming dynasty?) (Ming dynasty?)
11th-12th century (Song dynasty?) (Song dynasty?)
大英本中的人物线条循宋代的铁线描,画家在临写中保留了南宋的笔墨,卷尾的山岗较明代细腻繁复,但没有明代院体洒脱。当在这两者之间,即属于明代早期的山水画风格,其母本很可能就是来自北京乙本。
比较而言,故宫乙本的山水、林木等背景较大英本更加生动。
大英本尺寸很大,幅宽54.7公分,长度达到惊人的11.9米。画面无款印,题共10段,每段节录《洛神赋》原文:
1、遠而望之狀若何?臣願聞之。”余告之曰:“其形也,翩若驚鴻,婉若游龍。榮曜秋菊,華茂春松。仿佛兮若輕雲之蔽月,飄飄兮若流風之回雪。皎若太陽升朝霞;迫而察之,灼若芙蕖出淥波。襛纖得衷,修短合度。肩若削成,腰如約素。延頸秀項,皓質呈露。芳澤無加,鉛華弗禦。雲髻峨峨,修眉聯娟。丹唇外朗,皓齒內鮮,明眸善睞,靨輔承權。瑰姿豔逸,儀靜體閑。柔情綽態,媚於語言。奇服曠世,骨像應圖。披羅衣之璀粲兮,珥瑤碧之華琚。戴金翠之首飾,綴明珠以耀軀。踐遠遊之文履,曳霧綃之輕裾。微幽蘭之芳藹兮,步踟躕於山隅。
2、忽而縱體,以遨以嬉。左倚采旄,右蔭桂旗。壤皓腕于神浒兮,采湍之玄芝。
3、愿诚之先达兮,解玉佩而要之。
4、众灵杂还,命俦啸侣,或戏清流,或翔神渚,或采明珠,或拾翠羽。从南湘之二妃,携汉滨之游女。叹匏瓜之无匹兮,咏牵牛之独处。扬轻袿之猗靡兮,翳修袖以延伫。休迅飞凫,飘忽若神,陵波微步,罗袜生尘。
5、进止难期,若往若还。转眄流精,光润玉颜。含辞未吐,气若幽兰。华容婀娜,令我忘餐。
6、屏翳收风,川后静波。冯夷鸣鼓,女娲清歌。腾文鱼以警乘,鸣玉鸾以偕逝。
7、六龙俨其齐首,载云车之容裔,鲸鲵踊而夹毂,水禽翔而为卫。
8、背下陵高,足往神留,遗情想像,顾望怀愁。冀灵体之复形,御轻舟而上溯。浮长川而忘返,思绵绵而增慕。
9、衣耿耿而不寐,沾繁霜而至曙。
10、命仆夫而就驾,吾将归乎东路。
大英博物馆官网介绍详情:
Object Type
handscroll
painting
Museum number
1930,1015,0.2
Title
Object: Object: Nymph of the Luo River (Luoshen fu tu 洛神賦圖) (Luoshen fu tu 洛神賦圖)
Description
Handscroll, depicting the story of Nymph of the Luo River. Ink and colour on silk.
Producer name
After: Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之
Production date
1368-1644 (Ming dynasty?) (Ming dynasty?)
11th-12th century (Song dynasty?) (Song dynasty?)
Production place
Made in: China
Asia: China
Materials
silk
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height: Height: 53.70 centimetres (image) (image)
Height: Height: 54.70 centimetres (scroll) (scroll)
Length: Length: 832.80 centimetres (image) (image)
Length: Length: 1190.30 centimetres (scroll) (scroll)
Inscriptions
Inscription type: inscription Inscription content:
Bibliographic references
Suzuki 1982 / Southeast Asian and European Collections (Vol.2) (E15-254)
Jones 1990a / Fake? The Art of Deception (12)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
landscape
deity
Acquisition name
Purchased from: Yamanaka & Co
Funder name
Funded by: Art Fund (as NACF)
Acquisition date
1930
Acquisition notes
Purchased from Yamanaka & Co in 1930
Department
Asia
Registration number
1930,1015,0.2
Additional IDs
Asia painting number: Asia painting number: Ch.Ptg.Add.71 (Chinese Painting Additional Number) (Chinese Painting Additional Number)
Conservation
Treatment
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