Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Flowers, Fragrance, and Porcelain Wares in the Cultural History of Song China 宋人與花與香與瓷器
The Center for Chinese Studies at UCLA presents a talk by Yang Zhi Shu.
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This talk will be presented in Chinese.
宋人與花與香與瓷器
這裡所謂的“花”,還有“香”、“茶”、“瓷器”,當然都不是宋人的創造,但它卻是由宋人賦予了雅的品質,換句話説,是宋人從這些本來屬於日常生活的細節中提煉出高雅的情趣,並且因此為後世奠定了風雅的基調。為什麼宋人會有、或者説能有這樣的作為呢?原因可以有很多,單從歷史背景來説,便有政治的,經濟的,社會的。比如城坊制的解體,都市生活的發達,還有科舉制的完全成熟,等等,而這些又互為因果,成為一種推動社會變化的合力。
題目叫作“宋人與花與香與瓷器”,已經顯得很囉嗦,其實這還是省略了的,説得齊全,該是“宋人與花與香與茶與瓷器”。不妨先把南宋詩人葛紹體的幾首詩引在這裡:
《韓氏與閒即事》:堂深暑不到,閒意一爐香。棋鬥過河急,琴彈流水長。古瓶下,怪石小池旁。忠獻畫圖在,英聲不可忘。
又《秋堂東軒》:新糊窗紙舊胡床,銅鴨煙昏硯墨香。淡翠屏風小瓶亞,芙蓉紅菊花黃。
又《洵人上房》:自佔一窗明,小爐春意生。茶分香味薄,梅插小枝橫。有意探禪學,無心了世情。不知清夜坐,知得若為情。
葛紹體並不是著名的詩人,也可以説是很沒有名氣的,他的作品,一般的宋詩選本都不會選。但這幾首詩卻很有代表性,兩宋士人的日常生活中幾件互有關聯、並且又都與瓷器相關的雅事,差不多都寫在這裡了,也正應了今天的題目,即宋人與花與香與茶與瓷器,不過因為時間有限,不僅茶事省略掉,香事恐怕也來不及細説了。
揚之水,中國社會科學院文學所研究員。一九五四年生。浙江諸暨人。近年專意從事名物研究。著有《詩經名物新證》,《詩經別裁》,《先秦詩文史》,《古詩文名物新證》(兩卷),《終朝採藍:古名物尋微》,《奢華之色:宋元明金銀器研究》(三卷),《曾有西風半點香:敦煌藝術名物叢考》,《桑奇三塔:西天佛國的世俗情味》等。
Prof. Yang Zhishui (Zhao Yonghui), Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. A scholar of material culture from historical China and a prolific writer on the intersection of archaeology, material culture, visual history, and literature. Her recent books includes studies on the cultural history of Song scholar's studio, gold and silverware, and visual art of the Silk Road.
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