论明代文物学研究

The Study of Cultural Relics of the Ming Dynasty

明代一般被视为传统金石学发展的中衰时期,这是由于受到了元代文化发展和文人追求转变的影响;但从后世文献来看,明代对传统金石学仍略有继承,而且由于江南经济的腾飞以及文人意境的追求变化,大量的文人与商人投身文物收藏。由此带来了明代的古物收藏之风大盛,由此而产生的文物鉴赏与鉴定研究兴起,却成为明代文物学发展的一个亮点,对于后世有重要影响。

Ming Dynasty was generally considered to be the decline period of the research of traditional epigraphy.This was due to the development of the culture in Yuan Dynasty and the influence of the transition of the literati.But according to the later literature statistics,the Ming dynasty inherited the traditional epigraphy still slightly,and as a result of economy growth and literati artistic pursue changed,lots of scholars and businessmen to join the collection,the fashion of antiquity collection had prevailed in Ming dynasty.It brought cultural relic appreciation and identification.It was the highlight of the study of cultural relics in Ming Dynasty,and made significant impact on the later generation.