王宠绝笔考论

Textual Research on Wang Chong’s Last Calligraphy Writing

本文考证了王宠绝笔行草《赠王元肃诗卷》的受赠者、作者的身体状况、是否当面书写、明代的流传及评价等,对于理解这件作品以及王宠的社会交往皆有助益。本文还注意到评论者对于艺术家"绝笔"的偏爱,认为作为一种象征物,绝笔总让人联想起艺术家生命精华的完美释放,故其价值易被夸大。

This thesis does textual research on the receiver of Wang Chong’s last cursive hand calligraphy Poem Scroll to Wang Yuansu,Wang’s health situation,if he wrote it in front of the receiver,the changes of its owners and evaluations of it,etc.,which are useful for understanding this work as well as Wang Chong’s social intercourse.This thesis also notices critics’ favor to artists’ 'last writings',and they think them a kind of symbol,which remind people of perfect release of the essence of an artist’s life,so their value is easily to be exaggerated.