清末端方的古物收藏及藏品著述

Duan Fang's Collection and Catalogues in the Late Qing

端方是清末新政时期崛起的满族地方大吏,历仕南北,督抚一方,以思想开明、力行新政而被时人评论。端方又是近代收藏颇富的大收藏家,藏品涉及青铜器、玉器、石刻、瓦当、古印、书画等等。端方延揽了一大批当时著名的收藏家、鉴赏家,委托他们将自己的藏品进行整理汇编、著录成册,有效地保存和传承了中国的传统文化。

Duan Fang was a Manchu official and had been governor of many provinces during the late Qing Dynasty. He was known for an open mind and advocacy of late Qing reforms. As a famous collector in modern China, he also collected bronzes, jades, stone carvings, roof tile-ends, seals, calligraphy, paintings, etc. He invited famous collectors and connoisseurs to compile catalogues about his collections, which contributed to recording and protecting Chinese cultural heritage.