韩国任昌淳藏好太王碑拓本最早收藏者及所附题跋作者考

Investigation on the Stele Rubbings of King Ho Tae Collected by Im Chang-sun: the Earliest Collector and the Author of Preface and Postscript

1973年,韩国学者任昌淳介绍了其所藏的一种好太王碑拓本,该拓本原为“天池舍人”所收藏,拓本附有署名为右年者于辛卯年(1891年)二月所作题跋并钤有三方印章。通过对相关文献的考察,拓本所附题跋上所钤三方印章内容应当分别为“蔡右年”“千禾”“作名赓年光绪丙戌改今名”,均为题跋者蔡右年(蔡赓年)之印章;而该拓本的最早收藏者“天池舍人”为清末民国时期的陆钟岱。蔡右年与陆钟岱均为清末金石爱好者,他们在京师任职期间,与盛昱、王懿荣、黄绍箕、沈曾植等一同购得了好太王碑拓本。

Korean scholar Im Chang-sun publicized the stele rubbings of King Ho Tae in 1973, which was once collected by “Host of Tianchi”. The preface and postscript by Younian in Feb. 1891 and three stamps can be seen clearly on the rubbings. It has been proved that all the names on the three stamps belong to Cai Younian (Cai Gengnian), while “Host of Tianchi” is the pseudonym of Lu Zhongdai. Both of Cai and Lu were devotee of epigraphy in the late Qing Dynasty. They bought the stele rubbings together with Sheng Yu, Wang Yirong, Huang Shaoqi, Shen Zengzhi when they held the office in Beijing.