| 摘要: | 秦漢以來，漢民族使用印章的習慣已極為普遍，無論是官方或是民間，都留下了數量龐大的印章，這些官私印遂成為金石學家研究歷史、官制或文字的 憑藉之一；另一方面，印章在宋元文人感情的挹注下，逐步提升美學與文學內涵，自是，文人相繼醉心於斯，促使了明清兩代印章藝術高度發展，儼然與詩文、書法、繪畫完美結合，成為中華藝術獨特的表現形式。
對於一個源遠流長而涵蓋面向又如此廣闊的文獻資料，實有必要建構出獨立完善的學科架構，近世潛心於「印學」之學者亦孜孜矻矻地努力於此，其研究面向大體而言可概分為「史」、「論」、「藝」三個區塊：「史」的研究涵蓋了基礎資料、歷史進程與背景；「論」的部份包括史觀、藝術論述與研究方法、「藝」的部份包含了鑑藏與創作。其中「藝」的部份發展已相對完備，「史」、「論」兩部份近年來也逐漸受到學者重視，《台灣公藏印譜之調查與研究》即本於建構「印學之史、論」的基調下進行。而筆者認為，印譜的調查與整理工作是建立印學架構的第一步。
台灣公藏的印譜一直以來未曾經過全面的整理，對於台幅篆刻發展的脈絡亦不甚明確，更遑論一部屬於自己的篆刻史，《台灣公藏印譜之調查與研究》試圖通過文獻的調查整理工作，提供更多有關篆刻發展的實際證據，以期填補台灣地區篆刻研究的空白，其最主要的工作內容分為兩部份：一是建立書志；一是繕打序跋。建立書志是希望瞭解公藏印譜現存的實際狀況；繕打序跋是欲進一步呈現各時期編著人之思維與文化背景，期待藉由本次調查，將台灣地區之公藏印譜整體呈現，以利有志於研究台灣篆刻歷史者。
Starting from Ch’in and Han dynasties, it has been a common practice among the Han people, both officials at different levels of government and ordinary people in various castes of society, to employ seals and signets, many of which, as times wears on, have been left behind. As a result, a solid foundation based on this heritage of seals and signets has been laid for the investigation and research of its history, the bureaucratic hierarchy and lexicology. Moreover, with the addition of a personal touch, seals and signets are enhanced in terms of their aesthetic and literary value. Consequently, men of letters have been known to absorb themselves in this art form, further helping promote it to a more exquisite level. It has thus been ranked with poetry, painting and calligraphy and has in turn established itself as a unique art form.
Considering such a centuries old and wide scoped source of documentary information, there is supposed to be an urgent need to create a scientifically independent research mode for a more systematic academic survey and this is where most of the experts dedicated to sigillography are concentrating their time and energy: the history, the discourse and the craftsmanship of the sigillary art. The part of history focuses on the fundamental files and documents, the various stages of development in its different historical backgrounds. The part of discourse covers the historical views, the treatises on sigillography, and related research approaches. As regards the craftsmanship, it consists of connoisseurship and creation. Among the three, the part of craftsmanship is considered to have attained a relatively high level of maturity. The other two parts, the history and the discourse, have also been receiving attention from scholars in this area in recent years. A Survey and Investigation of the Printed Copies of Seals and Signets Hoarded in Public Libraries Across Taiwan is conducted with the history and discourse of sigillography as its keystone. The author of this research also holds that an extensive survey and organization of the printed copies of seals and signets paves the way for a research mode of sigillography.
There has never been found a systematic and comprehensive approach applied to the sigillary prints stocked in public libraries across in Taiwan. There also has been a lack in a complete probe into the historical stages of sigillary development in Taiwan, let alone anything about the history of seal engraving that can be called our own. A Survey and Investigation of the Printed Copies of Seals and Signets Hoarded in Public Libraries Across Taiwan, through the a systematic survey of categorical information, provides an abundance of substantial evidence in relation to the sigillary development in Taiwan, which has been left a lamentable void till the publication of this research result. The research work involved is made up of the following two parts: the editing of bibliography and the composition of prefaces and postscripts. The editing of bibliography aims at a proper understanding of the current status of library～hoarded printed copies of seals and signets. On the other hand, the composing of prefaces and postscripts is done in the hope of presenting a more defined explanation about the thoughts and cultural backgrounds that lie in various historical contexts. It is the author’s hope that, with the aid of this comprehensive presentation of printed copies of sigillary works hoarded in public libraries across Taiwan, those who are interested in making a probe into the sigillary history in Taiwan can benefit from this research. |
