中国古代书画经纪人考论

Textual Research on Art Agent in Ancient China

中国书画经纪人出现于唐代,其作用主要有二:一是充当交易中介人;二是为藏家收购或出售书画。作为中国传统艺术市场的一个关键构成,书画经纪人在藏家蓄积书画的过程中扮演重要角色,通过书画经纪人可深入了解中国传统艺术市场的运转机制以及书画古玩的流通机制,本文对其称谓演变、职业特点与中介作用作一初步探讨。

Art agent in China appeared in the Tang Dynasty who had two functions: one is to be the broker of a business,and the other is to buy and sell art works for collectors.As a key construction element of the traditional art market in China,an art agent played an important role in the process of a collector collecting art works.We can know about the running system of traditional Chinese art market and the circulating system of calligraphy,paintings and antiques in a profound manner through art agents,so this thesis makes a primary discussion on the change of its calling,work character and intermediary functions.