从《警世録》看《民抄董宦》真相

Examining the Authenticity of Civilians Looting the House of Official Dong Based on Warning to the World

明人董其昌,官至礼部尚书,尤以书画闻名于世,《明史》对他的为官品德和艺术成就给予很高的评价。然而,因为一本《民抄董宦》却被当今文化界视为是一位毁誉不一、褒贬互存的历史争议人物。"民抄"一说是否属实?因《明史》没有该案的记载,故至今没有学者对它作出过考证,《警世録》抄录的三十篇文稿正是处理该案的原始公文、书信、檄文等,对证明四百年前发生在松江的那桩焚抢董宅案究竟是"民抄"还是"士抄"有了可依的证据。本文依据《警世録》对《民抄董宦》的真实性进行分析论证。

Dong Qichang,once Minister of Rites of Ming Dynasty,was known to the world for his calligraphy and paintings.His integrity as an official and his artistic achievements are well-claimed in History of Ming.However,because of Civilians Looting,he is regarded as a controversial historical figure in the cultural circle today.Could the argument of"civilians looting"be true?As there is no record of the case in History of Ming,no scholar has made a textual research on it so far.The thirty manuscripts copied in Warning to the World are the original official documents,letters,and denunciations involved in the case,which provide reliable evidence to whether the burning and looting of Dong’s house that happened in Songjiang 400 years ago was the work of"civilians"or"scholars."This paper makes an analysis of the authenticity of Civilians Looting based on Warning to the World.