闲隐与雅致:明末清初江南士人鲜花鉴赏文化探论

Recluse and Elegance:A Probe into the Flower Culture of literati in Jiangnan in the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties

鲜花的鉴赏品评乃是晚明清初江南士人文化的一个重要组成部分或曰其生活的一个面向。科举仕途的挫败感导致其退而追求一种隐逸闲雅的生活方式,鲜花鉴赏是其媒介之一。在鲜花鉴赏的特定场域中,士人们运用自己的文化资本借由对鲜花的鉴赏品评,达到情感表达、物我交融的生命自足状态,并体现其人文关怀,寄托人生理想,营造闲雅的休闲文化。凡此种种,形成该阶层普遍的生活哲学,由此折射出明末清初江南社会和士人价值观念的嬗变。

The appreciation of fresh flowers was an important part of literati＇s culture in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties in Jiangnan area （ Yangtze River Delta）. The frustration from the failure in the imperial examinations and official careers led to a pursuit of hermit and elegant life-style. Flower appreciation was one of the forms. Literati utilized their cultural capital so as to achieve a self-sufficiency, express their humanistic concern, find sustenance of their life ideals, and create their refined leisure culture. All of these constitute the general life philosophy of this class, and show the changes of Jiangnan＇s society and its literati values.