唐五代工匠研究述评

A Review of Studies of the Artisans in Tang Dynasty and Five-Dynasty-Period

学界对于唐五代的工匠研究,可分为三个阶段,一是根据传世典籍主要关注于官府工匠的管理、身份地位、类别及家庭规模等方面的研究;第二阶段是依据吐鲁番、敦煌出土文献探讨工匠尤其是民间工匠的身份、地位、类别、技术级别、待遇、称谓、生活等多方面的研究;第三个阶段则是依托《天圣令》,对唐、宋、日本古代工匠进行比较研究。

China＇s studies of the artisans in Tang Dynasty and Five-Dynasty Period fall into three phases. In the first stage, scholars survey ancient classics to study the government-hired artisans＂ identity and status, categories, family scales and their management; in the second stage, researchers examine the documents excavated in Turpan and Dunhuang to explore the identity, status, categories, technical levels, treatments, titles and lives of the artisans, esp. civil artisans; in the third stage, the scrutinize Tian Sheng Ling to compare the artisans in Tang, Song Dynasties and ancient Japan.