“香港图”插屏命名考证及修复

On The Name of The'Hong Kong Picture'Table Screen and Its Restoration Process

广州粤海关,在较长时间内一直是清朝主要的海关,是重要的对外交通枢纽,在国际贸易中占有特殊地位。"香港图"插屏是一件清代中期制作的象牙插屏,主体为象牙制成,表面涂染了丰富的颜色,像一幅立体的风景画。插屏图像不仅记录了当时多个欧洲国家的商船抵达广州黄埔港口时的景像,同时刻画了广州黄埔地区的地理、建筑、自然风貌,是一件关于粤海关广州港口的重要历史实物。插屏具有较高的史料价值和工艺价值,作者在修复过程中结合科技检测、历史文献对其制作工艺、象牙染色工艺进行了研究,同时根据图像内容对其命名加以考证。

Guangzhou Customs has been for a long time serving as a critical communication hub in the Qing dynasty(1644-1911) for its special position in the Sino-foreign trade and business. In this paper is presented a middle Qing-dynasty table screen named ‘Hong Kong Picture’ which has the ivory for the main body and the colored scenery like a three-dimensional landscape. The table screen is preserved as a valuable artistic and historical material reflecting the occasions where many European merchant ships’ gathered at Huangpu port of Guangzhou and the geography, architecture and natural features there. The analysis covers workmanship, ivory dyeing and the name origin based on the combination of the pictorial content, scientific test and restoration as well as historical documents.