韦讽录事宅观曹将军画马图-Looking at the Painting of Steeds by General Cao in Recorder Wei Feng’s House
韦讽录事宅观曹将军画马图
杜甫
国初已来画鞍马，神妙独数江都王。
将军得名三十载，人间又见真乘黄。
曾貌先帝照夜白，龙池十日飞霹雳。
内府殷红玛瑙盘，婕妤传诏才人索。
盘赐将军拜舞归，轻纨细绮相追飞。
贵戚权门得笔迹，始觉屏障生光辉。
昔日太宗拳毛，近时郭家狮子花。
今之新图有二马，复令识者久叹嗟。
此皆骑战一敌万，缟素漠漠开风沙。
其余七匹亦殊绝，迥若寒空动烟雪。
霜蹄蹴踏长楸间，马官厮养森成列。
可怜九马争神骏，顾视清高气深稳。
借问苦心爱者谁？ 后有韦讽前支遁。
忆昔巡幸新丰宫，翠华拂天来向东。
腾骧磊落三万匹，皆与此图筋骨同。
自从献宝朝河宗，无复射蛟江水中。
君不见金粟堆前松柏里，龙媒去尽鸟呼风！
Looking at the Painting of Steeds by General Cao in
Recorder Wei Feng’s House
Du Fu
Since the Dynasty’s birth， Jiandu Prince， the artist，
In painting horse with magic art， has led the list.
But General Cao has won his fame for thirty years；
The real steed Chenghuang once more to the world appears.
He drew the late Emperor’s horse Shine-the-Night-Bright
That made pool dragons for ten days with bolts take to flight.
A Jieyu passed to a Cairen the Emperor’s mandate：
From inner-store be taken the red agate plate.
The general knelt， danced and went back with the gift，
Followed by men gorgeously dressed at a speed swift.
Influential officials don’t think their screens bright
Unless there’re General’s drawings thereon in sight.
Emperor Taizong once had a curling-hair steed.
Now， Guo’s Lion-Patterned is also of rare breed.
On his new paintings， appear two horses the same；
Once again they make connoisseurs long exclaim.
In battles they are steeds one against ten thousand；
On the white silk， they seem to stir up wind and sand.
The seven others are all excellent also；
Looked from afar， they’re like from heaven mist and snow.
Their hoofs tread on roads with catalpa trees alongside；
Many are horsemen and grooms that stand side by side.
See how the lovely nine compete for magic charm；
Staring at the clear and high， they look deep and calm.
Who loves rare horses with all his heart， do you know？
Formerly， it was Zhidun； it is Weifeng now.
When the late Emperor went to Xinfeng Palace，
Fluttered east his flags and banners the sky to kiss；
Thirty thousand steeds galloped with elegant grace.
All of as strong build as those the painting displays.
Since the river god the treasure presented got，
There was in the river no more flood-dragon shot.
See you not before Jinsu Tombs amid pine trees
Gone are superb steeds and birds’ cries in the wind ne’er cease！
