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一個偶然的機(jī)會，筆者得見一幅紙本、設(shè)色《亭長專室煮茶圖》，甚為欣喜。經(jīng)考證鑒定，此圖是1971年朱醉竹先生應(yīng)金越舫先生所囑、專門作為祝田宿宇先生生日賀禮所繪。

朱先生（1910—1974），曾名寶庭，又署暉，號醉竹，浙江杭州人。他是西泠印社早期社員，工書，擅篆刻，亦通畫，室名九芝硯室。

金先生（1929—1986），浙江紹興人。他是以收藏家的身份入西泠印社的中期社員。

田先生（1894—1972），原名贏，字宿宇，以字行，號秋籍，浙江紹興人。他是西泠印社早期社員，善畫，亦能書，室名老瓦盆齋。

應(yīng)金先生請，朱先生慨然作畫，并題詩七言律，曰：“老翁八六興偏賒，品茗觀書每日斜。自煮龍團(tuán)蝦蟹眼，同嘗雀舌鷓斑花。功深汲古金爐火，室滿馨香玉液茶。山水西湖多解渴，靈腴顧渚莫矜夸?！?/p>

田先生當(dāng)有詩致謝。于是，朱先生又寫詩作答：《答田宿宇丈并壽八秩開六》。詩題中的“答”字，說明這一點(diǎn)。詩為七言律，分三章，曰：“獨(dú)擁書城應(yīng)接忙，修來寵壽各詩章。清腴堪匹甌香館，壯麗真同道古堂。褒我慚當(dāng)稱四絕，欣翁得意運(yùn)三唐。生日與國分先后，雨露同沾靠太陽?！薄吧疥幫耸刻锛役?，生日游提老瓦盆。美酒三湖簾處有，好詩萬首篋中存。新登獻(xiàn)頌來嬌客，黃鶴能圖是外孫?；ビ嫹Q觴何地好，開懷共醉杏花村?！薄皞タ兂绻σ珖?，輝煌成就盡宣揚(yáng)。羨翁有興傳詩草，愧我無閑譜樂章。桂樹清香原皎潔，黃花晚節(jié)見芬芳。明年再攝湖邊景，人壽歲豐國富強(qiáng)?！敝煜壬⒄垺霸紧橙收邵珨蕖?，印證了朱氏、金氏、田氏等老一輩西泠人的同道情誼、情趣、情懷。

朱先生所作《亭長專室煮茶圖》，“取法高古，秀麗工致，意趣清逸”（丁茂魯跋語）。圖景是在孤山看過去的六橋、三潭和南山層巒的秀色，左右有湖舟、山居隱隱點(diǎn)綴，而居中一屋煮茶，超然于世事之外。這其實(shí)是把西泠軼事寫意地采納進(jìn)去，更是對歷史的一種記錄——西泠之地本來帶有西湖的清冷蘊(yùn)藉，百多年前，以丁敬為開山之祖的浙派篆刻家們常集聚于此，品茶論藝。后來，號稱“西泠四君子”的葉為銘、丁輔之、王福庵、吳大岡為消長暑，暫住西泠之畔的倚人樓，平時做手工會，閑著說些天南海北的話題，便提議召集各地印人成立西泠印社。時至20世紀(jì)70年代，朱先生是緬懷，是寄托，還是與金先生、田先生當(dāng)下共勉？

西泠印社總有一些故事讓人回味。印社執(zhí)行社長劉江先生見到《亭長專室煮茶圖》，興奮不已。他告訴筆者，認(rèn)識朱先生時，自己還在孤山的浙江國立藝專當(dāng)學(xué)生，因?yàn)榻?jīng)常會到印社幫忙，遇到朱先生的機(jī)會比較多；那時朱先生在中山路上開了一家舊書店，他也經(jīng)常去逛逛。劉先生欣然為此圖“恭書”引首，時在“癸巳（2013）秋仲”。

印社理事、“西泠五老”之一丁茂魯，為此圖題跋：“此卷亭長專室煮茶圖，山水取法高古，秀麗工致，意趣清逸，堪稱妙品”，署“癸巳（2013）小雪后三日”。

自建社以來，凡社員皆以“西泠印社中人”自稱為榮，必刻印章。西泠印社中人鮑復(fù)興題辭作跋此圖：“澄心運(yùn)思 神妙秋毫”，署“癸巳（2013）寒月”。

西泠印社中人俞建華賦詩作跋此圖：“前輩先生最用功，柔毫鐵筆共雍容。閑來寫幅湖山卷，香茗不忘伴瘦筇”，署“癸巳（2013）小雪”。

西泠印社中人吳靜初有長文作跋此圖：“唯甲午（2014）初三日，幸觀吾社前輩朱醉竹先生遺墨亭長專室煮茶圖。凡茅亭松閣扁舟人物，處處皆合乎情理，纖不傷雅，麗不惡俗。山容穩(wěn)重而空靈，云華變幻而流動，賦色明凈，點(diǎn)染蔥翠。所謂一筆不茍，一墨不費(fèi)，人物陪襯其間，各具態(tài)姿而不謬妄，實(shí)非一日可成。良工苦心為能品之上上者，不虛稱也。余嘗見古人顯晦早暮之異，有如子昭仲圭，茍或通澀，遂遂汲汲于名利，乃至筆墨趨時，遺本逐末，多陋習(xí)矣，即志得意滿，何足羨乎？當(dāng)如醉公潛心于此，資稟誘發(fā)，好古而今用，理明而體從之，猶若禪家之參，為上乘得三昧者，始可以為畫也。偶以自是之見，有感嘆而續(xù)尾，諸多乖謬，貽笑方家耳。”

印社副社長童晏方先生為此圖題跋“敬記”：“此亭長專室煮茶圖，繪文人品茶雅趣。重巒疊翠之中崗阜錯落，屋中煽火煮茶，側(cè)屋幾中置器具處式，文人悠然之氣鬯然矣。朱醉竹先生之繪真有百讀不厭之妙。”童先生又“后記”：“時甲午（2014）大暑，友人攜金越舫先生屬朱醉竹先生作此圖，二老嗜茶雅趣則尤為難得矣?！?/p>

印社史上，父子同為西泠印社中人的寥寥可數(shù)，朱醉竹、朱恒吉父子便是一例。朱恒吉先生為父親之圖作跋“煮茶圖乃先父四十七年前為金越舫前輩精心繪制，經(jīng)歲月磨難，作品傷痕累累，觀之心痛。所幸者今有……裝裱，又請印社內(nèi)名家高手題跋作詩賦文，使之書畫合璧，增添無窮韻味，畫面為之一新，珍惜有加。憶前輩潘天壽、張宗祥、邵斐子、阮性山等，對先父所訂潤例美言，佳文多有推薦。今又有印社內(nèi)法家慷慨題贈，可讀可賞，在此余深深致謝”于乙未年（2015）。

西泠印社中人駱恒光賦詩作跋此圖：“畫到深時不妨淡，飲來醇酒未須甘，先生自有清靈筆，招我?guī)谆亻_卷看”，署“丙申（2016）盛夏”。

看畫、讀跋、釋文、悟意，《亭長專室煮茶圖》實(shí)在已不再是朱先生個人遺墨，而是聚西泠眾家之珍了。人說，西泠印社中人，博學(xué)——通國學(xué)、懂美學(xué)、善篤學(xué)；真誠——謙遜、達(dá)理、守信；精致——儒雅、智慧、守拙，這話在此圖中得到了或多或少的反映。

長期負(fù)責(zé)西泠印社館藏的鄧京女士說：“品畫讀文思人?！吨蟛鑸D》情誼長存，回味無窮，真可謂山水西湖多解渴，一世情緣金石存?！?/p>

On a rare occasion I was able to admire a traditional Chinese painting done on rice paper and in color. The painting is entitled “Boiling Tea in Directors Office”. Researches indicate that it was a painting created in 1971 by Mr. Zhu Zuizhu in celebration of Mr. Tian Suyus birthday. The three were all members of Xiling Seal Art Society. The society is the countrys most prominent， most prestigious， and oldest art association， founded in 1904 by a group of prestigious artists including Wu Changshuo， a painter， calligrapher and seal engraver.

Zhu Zuizhu （1910-1974）， a native of Hangzhou， was a seal artist and painter. He was a member of the society in its early decades. Mr. Jin Yuefang （1929-1986） joined the society as a collector of art. Mr. Tian Suyu （1894-1972）， a native of Shaoxing， was a painter and calligrapher. He joined the society in its early decades. Jin proposed to Zhu to create a painting in honor of Tians birthday and Zhu responded enthusiastically. This painting was born.

What makes the painting fascinating and special is not merely the West Lake in a perspective that suggests the location of the Xiling Seal Art Societys headquarters on the West Lake. That year， Zhu was 61， three years before he passed away. Tian was 77 and he had one more year to live. The birthday painting was done in time. Mr. Zhu composed a poem and inscribed it on the painting. Tian wrote a poem in reply. Tian wrote three more. The painting and the poems are witness to the friendship of the three and their respect paid to their predecessors of the society.

What also makes the painting fascinating and special are inscriptions added to the painting on different occasions by other prominent members of the Xiling Seal Art Society. The acting president of the society Liu Jiang put an inscription on the painting in the autumn of 2013. He personally knew Mr. Zhu， the creator of the painting. He was an art student when he first met Zhu. Back then， Zhu ran a second-hand bookstore in a busy street in downtown. Liu visited that bookstore now and then. Ding Maolu， a senior member of the society， added an inscription to the painting in 2013.

Also written on the painting are short inscriptions by other key members of the society such as Yu Jianhua in 2013， Bao Fuxing in 2013， Wu Jingchu （a professor with China Academy of Art） in 2014， and Tong Yan （vice president of the society） in 2014， and Luo Hengguang in 2016.

They wrote inscriptions to respond to the three artists in a generation before them. They expressed their appreciation also for one additional reason： Zhu Zuizhus son Zhu Hengji is now a member of the society. Father and son members are quite rare in the history of the society. The senior and the junior from the Zhu family are one of the rare pairs. Zhu Hengji wrote a long inscription in 2015 to honor the painting done in 1971. He mentions in the inscription that Pan Tianshou， Zhang Zongxiang， Shao Feizi and Ruan Xingshan， all prestigious members of the society， had helped his father in various ways and he appreciates these masters generosity and kindness.

With so many poems and inscriptions and seals， the painting is no longer a single artwork by Zhu alone. It is an artwork jointly created by all the masters. It is said that scholarly artists of the society are known for their profound knowledge of Chinese classics and aesthetics and their general pursuit of knowledge， for their honesty， humility， reason， and trustworthiness， and for their sophistication， gentleness， wisdom， and simplicity. The painting reflects the characteristics of these members.