2022-4-22

两年前帮一个美国朋友，鉴赏了张大千五十年代末在巴西画的一幅画，是献给于右任老人八十大寿辰的。是朋友夫妇于六十年代，在台湾教英文的时候购买的。而且这幅画，当时画了应该不止一幅。朋友神秘兮兮，不让拍照，说是要拿去苏富比去拍卖，画上题有一首吹捧于右任的诗，和张大千本人的签名和印章，如下：

叱吒风雷数十春

而今只署太平人

参天黛色吾能说

腕底蟠虬自写真

戊戌五月敬寿髯翁八十大庆

大千弟张爰巴西摩诘城南八德园拜寄

印章（朱)大千父（白）千千千

朋友不懂中文，由领导捉刀，给翻译如下：

Zhang Da-qian (1899-1893)

The wind blows,

The thunder rebukes.

Having been powerful and influential 

For so many straight years!

Now you only humbly present yourself,

As a peaceful senior.

But I would loudly say,

You’re as strong as an old pine tree

With tanning skin and branches

Reaching above the sky.

At the heart of your wrist

Coils a young dragon,

Your skilled experience

Exhibiting your true portrait

In your artistic pride!

Composed and signed by Daqian Zhang (seal 1 in red: Da Qian Fu, seal 2 in white: Qian Qian Qian), in May 1958 according to the Chinese lunar year. The drawing and poem were specially prepared for the purpose of respectfully celebrating the 80th birthday of Mr. You Youren (于右任,1879-1964) who was an educator and calligrapher, as well as an influential politician in Chinese history. When this work was completed, the artist was living in the Garden of Eight Virtues（八德园）located the south of his Moji das Cruzes house（摩诘山庄）in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.