董其昌与太仓琅琊王氏交游考

A Study of the Association Between Dong Qichang and the Wang Family of Langya

晚明重要的文人画领袖董其昌,一生交游广泛。从青年时期开始,他就与江南地区诸多文化名流、官员及书画鉴藏家往来密切。这些交游不仅对其科举仕途产生了重要影响,而且为其最终成为一代文人画理论家与旗手奠定了深厚的社会基础。关于董其昌为诸生时期的交游活动,学界通常认为他与晚明著名的文坛领袖、学者、显宦、书画鉴藏家王世贞相识并交好,而本文经过梳理与考析有关史料,认为这一说法缺乏可靠的依据。实际上,董其昌不仅与王世贞之间缺少直接交游的史料证据,而且与太仓琅琊王氏家族的其他成员(除了王世贞曾孙王鉴之外)之间,也殊少密切往来的情形。

Dong Qichang(1555-1636),the important leader of literati painting in the late Ming dynasty,had made numerous friends in his life through extensive social activities.In his youth,he established close relations with scholar-officials,literati,and art connoisseurs in the regions along the Yangtze River.Those relations played an important role not only in his success in the Civil Examinations,but also in establishing the social base for his status as a theoretician model of literati painting.Regarding Dong Qichang’s social networking,it is commonly believed in the academic circle that he had close friendship with Wang Shizhen(1526-1590),a well-known leader in the literati world,a scholar-official,and a collector.However,this article argues that,through an investigation of related historical records,this opinion lacks reliable evidences.There is hardly evident records about Dong’s interactions with Wang,nor records about Dong’s relations with any members except Wang Jian,the great grandson of Wang Shizhen of the Wang family of Liangya,Taicang.