《唐朝名画录》成书考略

A Brief Study on the Finishing Time of the Famous Paintings of the Tang Dynasty

晚唐《唐朝名画录》为我国第一部断代绘画史,影响深远。尽管学界对晚唐朱景玄《唐朝名画录》成书时间多所探讨,但迄今难以定论。本文较深入地探析作者朱景玄生平宦历及其中隐藏的成书信息,认为该书当成于开成末(840)至会昌三年(843),约四年间。

As the first dynastic history of paintings in China,Famous Paintings of the Tang Dynasty written in the late Tang Dynasty has a profound influence in the art world.Despite various existing studies about when Zhu Jingxuan completed this classic,no conclusion has been made by far.This study examines in depth the biography of Zhu Jingxuan,the book’s author,and the hidden messages within that imply the finishing time of the book.A conclusion is drawn that the Famous Paintings of the Tang Dynasty might have been completed somewhere in the fours between 840 AD(the last year in the reign of Emperor Wenzong)and 843 AD(the third year in the reign of Emperor Wuzong).