Dong Qichang

Dong Qichang

1555 - 1636

Chan Yue in Running Script

ink on paper, album of sixteen leaves

signed Dong Qichang, dated jiachen (1604) and with two seals of the artist

with three collectors’ seals, one from Tsao Zhongying at the mounting border and one illegible.

21.5 x 14 cm. 8½ x 5½ in. (16)

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董其昌

1555-1636

禪悅冊

水墨紙本 十六開冊

釋文：禪悦。絳縣老人能知四百甲子，桃源中人不知有漢晋魏。古詩云：「山中無曆日，寒盡不知年。」但今日不思昨日事，安有過去可得。冥心任運，尚可想大時不齊之意。何况一念相應耶。趙州云：「諸人被十二時辰，老僧使得十二時，惜時，時又不在言也。」宋人有十二時中莫欺自己之論，此亦吾教中不爲時使者。帝網重珠徧刹塵都來，嘗念兩言真華嚴論。主分明舉五十三參鈍置人。此余讀華嚴論主分明舉合論偈也。當念二字，即永嘉所云不離當處。常湛然覓即知君不可見，須覿面一回始得。

陶周望以甲辰(1604) 冬請告歸，余遇之金閶舟中，詢其近時所得曰：亦尋家耳。余曰：兄學道有年，家豈待尋？第如今日次吳，定不知家在越。所謂到家罷問程，則末耳。

舟行荊溪道中書此，董其昌。鈐印：宗伯之章、董氏玄宰

鑑藏印：清惠堂鑒定、一印漫漶不辨

(曹仲英)默齋(鈐於裱褙)

21.5 x 14 cm. 8½ x 5½ in. (16)