阮元金石交游考

Ruan Yuan's Socializing Activities on Bronzes and Stone Carvings

阮元学问淹通,对金石资料的搜访和研究是其学术活动的重要组成部分,因而宦游各地时访求、鉴藏吉金和贞石便是其案牍之余的首要活动,而与各地金石学人之间的广泛交游是其金石活动得以延续的基础。阮元的金石交游活动是以自己为中心,通过"金石"这一媒介,与各地的金石学人发生交集,搜访、鉴藏、研究这些金石资料是阮元与他们交游互动的产物。在这一系列活动中,阮元不仅实现了与其他金石学人之间的学术交流,同时编织出以他为中心的情感交流群体网络。根据与之交游的金石学人身份及所发挥作用的不同,可以将其分为亲属、同乡、师友、弟子及石刻刻工等5类。本文尝试从阮元先后宦游各地的时间脉络看他与各地金石学人之间长达近60年的交游活动,梳理出不同时间段的交游群体所进行的活动和取得的成就,并从中总结出其金石交游活动的一些特点。

Ruan Yuan was a knowledgeable scholar-official who was devoted to epigraphy. Seeking, studying and collecting bronzes and stone carvings was a primary activity when he was travelling around. Meanwhile, he befriended with many local scholars on epigraphy. Through these socializing activities, Ruan exchanged academic ideas with others and created a social network. By the identities and roles of those scholars, they can be divided into five groups： relatives, fellow townsmen, friends, disciples and stone engravers. The current author attempts to explore the timeline of Ruan＇s travels and his relations with local epigraphy scholars in nearly sixty years, including academic and socializing activities, achievements and features.