太仓藏家毕泷初探(下)

A Preliminary Study of the Taicang Collector Bi Long

三藏管窥如前所述,毕泷不以书画诗文见长,独以鉴赏自负,若遇心仪之物更不惜以重金购得。刘瑗谓其＂癖嗜古书画及金石文字,闻有佳物,不辞千里,不惜重赀,务以入手为快。＂毕泷征集到的名品佳物数量颇为可观,

Bi Long （1733-1797） was a renowned private collector of Taicang during the later part of the Qianlong period. Instead of pursuing an official fame, he devoted his life to collecting art, particularly painting, calligraphy and ink rubbings. However, this important collector has long been neglected in modern academic studies. As such, aiming at understanding the important position of Bi Long in the history of Chinese art collection, this article investigates Bi Long in terms of his artistic career, literary network, art collection, and colophons. Discussions are made on the background and factors of Bi＇s collection of art,as well as on the concept and attitude of connoisseurship that are revealed in the works that he collected.