图注:《楚辞》草木阐释的特殊形态

Image Interpretation:A Special Form of Herbal Interpretation in "Chuci"

清人门应兆创造性地以"图注"方式来阐释《楚辞》香草,实现了研究方法的一大变革。门氏之"图注"采取了集中阐释与分散表现相结合的总体思路;以"左注右图"方式组织全书;根据注文内容对所绘图像予以匠心安排,使之与文字形成佐证、延伸与补充关系,从而对《楚辞》草木蕴涵阐释得更为具体全面。与"文字注"相较,此种"图注"诠释方式能拉近民众知识素养与《楚辞》文本间的距离,消解部分阅读障碍,从而扩大《楚辞》草木研究之影响,吸引读者的阅读兴趣,使其有更为广泛之传播。

Following Si Maqian and Wang Yi, generations of scholars tend to demonstrate their understanding of the herbs in "Chuci" with words, and present the outcome of their research in the form of written text, which is called "text comments". In the Qing Dynasty, Men Yingzhao creatively explained the herbs in "Chuci" In the form of "illustrations", leading an innovation in research methods. He adopted the overall idea of combining centralized explanation and decentralized explanation. With the format of "texts on the left and images on the right", he arranged the painted images in a unique way according to the content of the annotations, in order to support, extend and complement the texts, and thus made his interpretation of the herbs in "Chuci" more specific and comprehensive. It bridges the gap between literary perception of the populace and the textual implication of "Chuci", eliminates some reading obstacles, and thus expands the influence of the herbal study, attracts more audience and stimulates the widely spreading of "Chuci".