《柳溪牧马图》扇页，清，沈振麟绘，纸本，设色，纵17.5cm，横52.4cm。

　　扇页有自题：“臣沈振麟恭画。”钤“臣”白文印、“麟”朱文印。

　　此作描绘的是在垂柳蓬茸的时节，六匹无拘无束的马儿在溪水岸边小憩的情景。沈振麟是清代咸丰、同治、光绪时期重要的宫廷画马名家，只是他的画马技术已无法与乾隆朝擅绘马的宫廷西洋画家郎世宁、艾启蒙及王致诚等相提并论。作者使用细劲而略显滞拙的线条勾画马儿形体和筋骨，动态略显呆板缺少活力。由自题“臣沈振麟恭画”和钤“臣”印而知，此图是沈振麟为清皇室所绘，因此，他对衬景的创作也一丝不苟。图中垂柳的柳叶及浅溪回汀中的芦苇刻画得极为工细，笔笔清晰，富有交叠错落的层次变化，可见其良苦用心。

 

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"Liuxi Muma Tu" Fan Page, Qing Dynasty, Shen Zhenlin Painting, Paper, Coloring, 17.5 cm in length, 52.4 cm in horizontal.

The fan page has its own title: "Shen Zhenlin Gong's Paintings." Jun "minister" in white and "Lin" in Zhu.

This painting depicts six unrestrained horses resting on the Bank of a stream during the fluffy period of weeping willows. Shen Zhenlin was an important horse painter in Xianfeng, Tongzhi and Guangxu periods of the Qing Dynasty. However, his horse painting techniques could not be compared with those of Western painters such as Lang Shining, Ai Qimeng and Wang Zhicheng who were good at horse painting in Qianlong Dynasty. The author draws a horse's body and bones with a slightly stiff and clumsy line, showing a slightly rigid and lacking vitality. From the self-titled "Shen Zhenlin Gong Painting" and Jun's "Chen" seal, it is known that Shen Zhenlin was painted by the Qing Royal family. Therefore, he is meticulous in the creation of the backdrop. The willow leaves of weeping willows and reeds in Huiting of Shallow Stream in the picture are delicately depicted, with clear brush strokes and overlapping layers of change, showing their good and painstaking intentions.