吳杏芬・蜀棧曉行｜隱身到現身・國立歷史博物館

吳杏芬（1853–1930），名淑娟，號杏芬老人，自署杏芬女士，安徽歙縣人。幼時隨父吳鴻勳寓滬賣畫、習畫，承襲傳統水墨，專長花鳥、山水、仕女等。後受五四運動新文化思潮啟蒙，加入當時上海專業畫會，提出革新主張，與畫家切磋，以畫藝表達內心所感，反映社會現實，鼓舞人心。1910年作品曾參加義大利博覽會，1925年與吳昌碩、王一亭等人同獲聘為上海城東女校圖畫專修科教授，為近代上海著名女畫家之一。

Wu Xing-fen (1853-1930), born Wu Shujuan, also styled herself Xing-fen Laoren and signed her works Xing-fen Nüshi. She was a native of She County, Anhui Province. In her youth, she lived in Shanghai with her father, Wu Hongxun, selling paintings and learning to paint. Well-versed in traditional ink painting, she specialized in flower-and-bird motifs, landscapes, and figure paintings of women. Later inspired by the New Culture ideas of the May Fourth Movement, Wu joined professional Shanghai art societies, advocating for artistic reform and exchanging ideas with her fellow painters. She used her art to express inner reflection, respond to social realities, and inspire the public. In 1910, her work was presented at an exhibition in Italy. In 1925, she was appointed a professor in the specialized painting department at Shanghai Chengdong Girls’ School alongside Wu Changshuo and Wang Yiting. She was one of modern Shanghai’s leading female painters.

Wu Xing-fen (1853-1930), born Wu Shujuan, also styled herself Xing-fen Laoren and signed her works Xing-fen Nüshi. She was a native of She County, Anhui Province. In her youth, she lived in Shanghai with her father, Wu Hongxun, selling paintings and learning to paint. Well-versed in traditional ink painting, she special- ized in flower-and-bird motifs, landscapes, and figure paintings of women. Later inspired by the New Culture ideas of the May Fourth Movement, Wu joined professional Shanghai art societies, advocating for artistic reform and exchanging ideas with her fellow painters. She used her art to express inner reflection, respond to social re- alities, and inspire the public. In 1910, her work was presented at an exhibition in Italy. In 1925, she was appoint- ed a professor in the specialized painting department at Shanghai Chengdong Girls’ School alongside Wu Changshuo and Wang Yiting. She was one of modern Shanghai’s leading female painters.

《蜀棧曉行》，為吳杏芬水墨設色紙本作品。描繪鑿壁借路、橫木為梁、凌空架設的蜀棧道，盤旋於千仞峭壁間，高處飛瀑直下，深谷湍急奔流，小屋隱於林間，前景草木扶疏，道上行人或騎騾登原、或交談探問、或扛物攀行，蜀道之崎嶇險峻躍然紙上。款：蜀棧曉行。急流洶湧勢奔騰，橋上危欄幸有憑。九折千盤山徑險，古來蜀道擬天登。昔人常喜作此圖，今偶擬之。杏芬女士。印：淑娟。杏芬。

Traveling at Dawn on the Shu Plank Road is an ink and color on paper painting by Wu Xing-fen. The artwork depicts the historic Shu plank road, carved directly into sheer cliffs and suspended on wooden beams as it winds through towering precipices. A waterfall plunges from the heights, and a torrent rushes through the deep valley below, while small dwellings nestle in the woods and lush vegetation fills the foreground. Along the trail, travelers ride mules uphill, stop to converse and ask questions, and climb under heavy loads, vividly capturing the perilous terrain of the Shu Road.

水墨設色紙本　創作年代不詳 | 縱120 橫52公分 | 1958年入藏 | 國立歷史博物館 | 典藏編號07235

Ink and color on paper, date unknown | 120 × 52 cm | Acquired in 1958 | Collection of the National Museum of History | Accession No. 07235

《蜀棧曉行》

Traveling at Dawn on the Shu Plank Road