每当人们谈论苏州文化,总会说起吴门画派,谈到沈周、唐寅、文徵明等大师名家,然而很少提及刘珏。其实,刘珏是明代中前期正统至天顺间颇有名气的诗人、书法家、画家,尤其是绘画的成就与贡献,吴门画派领袖沈周早年曾得到他的亲自指授。在由元代文人画过渡到吴门画派的转型接点上,他起到了重要的桥梁作用,被人誉为“吴门画派的先驱”。王鏊说他“操履清白,人不得以私干之” Whenever people talk about Suzhou culture, always talking about the Wu Men School, talking about Shen Zhou, Tang Yin, Wen Zhengming and other master masters, but rarely mentioned Liu Jue. In fact, Liu Jue was a well-known poet, calligrapher and painter in the period from orthodox Ming to Tianshun during the early Ming Dynasty. His achievements and contributions were especially drawn from painting. He played an important role as a bridging point in the transition from the literati painting of the Yuan Dynasty to the Wu-Men School, and was hailed as the “pioneer of the Wu-Men School.” Wang said he “practice innocence, people should not be selfish”