五代 Five dynasties
軸 絹本設色 Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk
118.5cm (H) x 64.6cm (W)
這幅畫無作者名款，描繪羣鹿遊憩於色彩斑爛的秋林中，和另一幅〈秋林羣鹿〉(2.1)的風格尺寸極為接近，應是同一組畫作。圖中鹿隻的頭部都朝向同一方向轉去，似乎聽到發自森林中某處的聲響。鹿的軀體用暈染法，有凹凸分明的效果，周圍的樹木用沒骨畫法，色彩燦爛繽紛。叢樹密列，透過樹幹可以窺見憩息於後的鹿隻，本幅畫法與傳統中國花卉翎毛畫法略有差異，可能和遼或契丹有關。
This painting with no artist’s signature or seal depicts a herd of deer roaming leisurely in a dense and colorful grove of maple trees in autumn. This work closely matches the size and style of Herd of Deer in an Autumnal Grove (2.1), another painting in the National Palace Museum on display. Both were probably once part of the same set. The heads of the deers here face in the same direction, as if having just heard something in the forest. Their bodies are rendered in delicate shades of color washes to give them a sense of volume. The trees also have been done in the “boneless” manner of washes with no outlines, making for a riot of color and form. In the dense forest, deer can also be seen behind tree trunks. This style differs somewhat from traditional Chinese painting methods found in the painting genres of birds-and-flowers and animals, and it may be related to a foreign manner practiced by the Khitan under the Liao dynasty.
