现阶段敦煌书法研究存在的问题及其意义

Problems in the Present Study of Dunhuang Calligraphy and the Implications

敦煌书法源远流长,书写者来自僧侣、清信士等多个阶层。许多卓有成就的书画家受其启发。数量庞大的敦煌写本因其时代连续、书体丰富而具有极大的书法价值。对于中国书体演变和书法艺术研究而言,具有考古意义的敦煌出土书法作品无疑是无比丰富的宝藏。本文阐述了现阶段敦煌书法研究中存在的问题及其原因以及敦煌文献对书法史研究的意义,并以敦煌南朝写本书法为例初步构建了敦煌书法的研究框架。

Dunhuang calligraphy, whose writers were mainly monks, has undergone a long history so that even many calligraphers of distinction gained inspiration from it. Substantial volumes of Dunhuang manuscripts are of great calligraphic value for its temporal continuity and stylistic diversity. Dunhuang cal-ligraphic manuscripts, which are of archeological significance, are undoubtedly a wealth of treasures to the study of both the change of Chinese calligraphic styles and calligraphy. The article reveals the problems in the present study of Dunhuang calligraphy as well as the causes for the problems, followed by the signifi-cance of Dunhuang manuscripts to the study of calligraphic history. Finally, it constructs a preliminary re- search framework for Dunhuang calligraphy exemplified by the Dunhuang manuscripts in the South Dynasty.