Construction of the Genealogy of Eccentric Monks Based on the Historical Materials of Chan Buddhism in the Song Dynasty--From Enlightened Masters in Chan Buddhism,Sages,to Saints

Regarding the Chan Buddhism lamp records from the Song Dynasty and starting from Jing De Zhuan Deng Lu,the category of“enlightened masters in Chan Buddhism”禪門達者was listed separately,meaning a separate category was established for eccentric monks who pretended to be crazy,had unknown inheritance and miraculous deeds,and were difficult to classify.The following lamp records named this category of eccentric monks as“sages”散聖,or“saints”應化聖賢,which constructed another historical genealogy for the special Chan Buddhism eccentric monks.Moreover,the early lamp records included mostly idiosyncratic mad monks from previous dynasties.Since the Southern Song Dynasty,Chan Buddhism historical materials included many sages from the current dynasty.Therefore,this study mainly examines how the genealogy of Chan Buddhism eccentric monks was constructed in Song Dynasty Chan Buddhism lamp records,including quotations,and organizes the images of eccentric monks in the Song Dynasty,as written in Chan Buddhism historical materials,in order that the meaning of existence of these enlightened masters,sages,saints,etc.,included in the genealogy of Song Dynasty eccentric monks in the history of Chan Buddhism can be reflected.

Study on the Kind and Character of Mongol Hats in Yuan Dynasty

In the thirteenth century the Mongols created a vast, transcontinental empire that intensified cultural, art, craftwork, garment and commercial contact throughout Eurasia. Hats were so indispensable parts of formal Mongol dress that were seen as a symbol of Mongol traditional garment. Roughly Mongolian men＇s headgear can be divided into two groups, which are Li and Mao. In addition, Mongolian women＇s Gu-gu-gwan, a kind of bonnet, was the head-dress for the empress, concubines of the emperor, and wife of high ranking ministers. This study, based on the analysis of image resources and existing evidence, discusses the hats of Yuan period in the context of its group, origin, decoration and cultural influences.

Research on the Social Custom of the Jurchen of the Yuan Dynasty

In the Yuan Dynasty,the Jurchen and the Han nationality had already blended,but as the place of origin of the Jurchen,there are still some social customs of the Jurchen in some places in Liaoyang Province of the Yuan Dynasty.From the analysis in this paper we can see that in the Yuan Dynasty,although the Liaoyang Province of that time was ruled by the Mongol nationality,the Jurchen nationality stilled lived there after the Jin Dynasty perished because the Liaoyang Province was the cradle for the Jurchen nationality.From the character of the Jurchen,the custom of chewed wine,singing and dancing and costumes of the Jurchen,we can have a deeper understanding of the unique social customs of the Jurchen,which places the role of a connecting link between the preceding and the following for the inheritance and development of the Jurchen culture in the coming generations.

Identification of 13th-14th Century Chinese Handmade Paper Fibers Collected in Yuan Dynasty Paper Currencies

The earliest paper currencies in existence in China were handcrafted during the Yuan dynasty.These currencies were scientifically excavated from different ruins or tombs,whereas scientific analyses of the papers are rare.This study used optical and scanning electron microscopy to examine the fibers collected in Yuan dynasty paper currencies in conjunction with the Herzberg staining method.Despite differences in circulation period,paper fibers in both Zhi Yuan Tong Xing Bao Chao(two Guan)and Zhong Tong Yuan Bao Jiao Chao(one Guan and 500 Wen,issued in Zhi Zheng period)were identified as similar papermaking materials,bast fibers of mulberry bark.The results indicate that mulberry bark,a durable papermaking material used since ancient times,was mainly utilized as a raw material in these Yuan dynasty paper currency.This fiber identification work solved the critical problem of papermaking material in the Yuan dynasty paper currency and provided important information for conserving these precious cultural relics.

Walking into the world of Li Yu

Li Yu is a failure as emperor,but as a ci writer he is considered to be the indisputable emperor to take the crown.A brief life of Li Yu is first presented to account for his failure as emperor and success as a ci writer.Then some of his ci poems are analyzed according to the categories of court life,love and lamentation over past splendor.In the end,his achievements in ci writing are summarized by citing Wang Guowei's words from his Comments on Ci in the Human World.

Wet-dry changes in the borderland of Shaanxi,Gansu and Ningxia from 1208 to 1369 based on historical records

More than 240 items of historical records containing climatic information were retrieved from official historical books, local chronicles, annals and regional meteorological disaster yearbooks. By using moisture index and flood/drought （F/D） index obtained from the above information, the historical climate change, namely wet-dry conditions in borderland of Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region （BSGN, mainly included Ningxialu, Hezhoulu, Gongchanglu, Fengyuanlu and Yan＇anlu in the Yuan Dynasty） was studied. The results showed that the climate of the region was generally dry and the ratio between drought and flood disasters was 85/38 during the period of 1208-1369. According to the frequencies of drought-flood disasters, the whole period could be divided into three phases. （1） 1208-1240： drought dominated the phase with occasional flood disasters. （2） 1240-1320： long-time drought disasters and extreme drought events happened frequently. （3） 1320-1369： drought disasters were less severe when flood and drought disasters happened alternately. Besides, the reconstructed wet-dry change curve revealed obvious transition and periodicity in the MongoI-Yuan Period. The transitions occurred in 1230 and 1325. The wet-dry change revealed 10- and 23-year quasi-periods which were consistent with solar cycles, indicating that solar activity had affected the wet-dry conditions of the study region in the Mongol-Yuan Period. The reconstructed results were consistent with two other study results reconstructed from natural evidences, and were similar to another study results from historical documents. All the above results showed that the climate in BSGN was characterized by long-time dry condition with frequent severe drought disasters during 1258 to 1308. Thus, these aspects of climatic change, might have profound impacts on local vegetation and socio-economic system.

A Study on Imitating Activities ,ofHanshan Poems by Chan Buddhist Monks in SONG Dynasty

Although we have no clear picture of the life of Hanshan, a legendary TANG monk and in Collected Poems of Hanshan （Hanshan Sho＇i）, we can find either unclear ideas regarding his major thoughts or different ideologies from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. Hanshan poetry was broadly read by people belonging to various social statuses during the SONG Dynasty. His poetry was also frequently cited in Chan Buddhist literature of the period. Furthermore, SONG Chan Buddhist monks invited Hanshan into their own genealogy and regarded him as a ＂San Sheng＂ （a Free Sage）. Many Chan Buddhist monks of the SONG Dynasty used Hanshan poetry in various Chan Buddhist texts. Numerous Chan Buddhist monks even wrote so-called ＂ni Hanshan shi＂, which imitated Hanshan poetry as a kind of personal literary creation. It is understandable that when a monk imitated Hanshan poetry, he would simultaneously be both the reader and the creator of Hanshan poetry, and as we understand that every writer produces their works through their own cultural outlook, a newly-formed correlation occurred naturally between the original poetry and imitated poetry through the SONG Chan Buddhist monk＇s version. By observing this correlation, this paper will deeply analyze the dissemination and acceptance of Hanshan poetry, within Chan Buddhist society in the SONG Dynasty, as based on Chan Buddhist literature, in order to learn more about image creation and the recreation of Hanshan during the period

Sino-Thai Relations in the Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties

This paper takes Thailand recorded in Chinese ancient texts during the Yuan,Ming and Qing dynasties(12th-19th centuries A.D.)as the main source of research,especially the interactions between China and countries in the Thai region as recorded in these ancient texts,namely Yuanshi,Xin Yuanshi,Daoyi Zhilüe,Mingshilu,and Qingshi Gao.The relationship between China and Thailand is studied in three aspects:(1)tribute relations;(2)folk commerce;and(3)Chinese immigration.

Build for the Living： Stone Buildings of the Yuan Dynasty

It is easy to fred an association between stone architecture and the afterlife in pre-modern China, given that most architecture of brick and stone was used only for mortuary monuments. People in pre-modern China may have believed that timber architecture was for the deceased. The fact that stone timber architecture further buttresses for the living while stone architecture was architecture often was designed to imitate the dominance of timber, both structurally and aesthetically, in the architectural history of pre-modern China. This article focuses on several stone buildings that were built during the Yuan dynasty （1271-1368） for daily religious activities and were rare exceptions to the normative association of stone architecture with the afterlife. Through the study of the structure, decorative motifs and history of these stone buildings, I determine whether they were built to reflect the tradition of imitation timber architecture or were an exception to the dominance of timber architecture. I investigate how these stone buildings should be contextualized in the history of Yuan as well as the history of Chinese architecture.

清新妙绝:日本江户诗坛的宋诗接受——以七绝选本为中心的考察

江户后期诗坛,为了对抗蘐园古文辞派的因明学唐的伪唐诗,宋诗派领袖人物山本北山提出宋诗清新主张,并选定宋三大家诗歌作为清新诗风的代表。北山子山本绿阴、弟子大窪诗佛编选《宋三大家绝句》(1803),北山作序推广,风行日本,是为诗坛宋诗接受的标志性事件。由是带动了宋诗派另一领袖人物市河宽斋编选续编《三家妙绝》(1807),宽斋成名弟子大窪诗佛、菊池五山、柏木如亭作序跋推广。大窪诗佛、菊池五山更绍继其师,编选续续编《广三大家绝句》(1811),宽斋作序推广。连续编刊的三大家七绝,承载着清新性灵的宋诗学旨趣,矫正模拟剽窃的伪唐诗,推动了江户诗坛的宋诗兴盛。柏木如亭亦绍继乃师,编选《宋诗清绝》(1813)、《续宋诗清绝》(1846),将“清绝”作为了选本之名,选诗旨趣承袭北山、宽斋之清新,将选诗目光扩展到了三家之外的宋代七绝,但多选江湖诗人,选诗诗家增多,格局反趋卑狭。

南宋和元代龙泉窑粉青瓷釉色比较研究

为了研究南宋与元代龙泉粉青瓷釉呈色机理,采用colorimeter,XRF,XRD,Raman spectrometer,XPS等对南宋和元代龙泉粉青瓷釉进行对比分析。结果表明,南宋粉青瓷L*值大于元代,而a*、b*值小于元代粉青瓷。南宋粉青瓷的烧成温度低于元代。龙泉粉青瓷乳浊如玉的质感主要是受釉层内小而密集气泡与大量石英晶体对光的影响所致。Fe2O3的化学色主导了龙泉青瓷的呈色,且南宋粉青瓷的Fe2+与Fe3+的比值高于元代粉青瓷,是南宋粉青瓷偏蓝而元代粉青瓷偏绿的主要原因。

论元宫词的新变

元代宫词的新变表现在四个方面:一是内容与作者方面,写作内容由后宫嫔妃宫人的生活逐渐转移到宫殿文武百官的政治活动,具有承前启后的作用,作者为多民族构成。二是民族特色,表现在名词事物、宗教信仰两个方面。三是创作主张,题材扩大,语言典雅,风格上要求清和雅正。四是形式上的创新,表现为宫词中出现详细自注、以宫词唱和、语言多样和形式多样等特征。

臣服蒙古后高丽精英的阶层分野与认同分化——兼论他们对元朝法态度的分歧

蒙古建立与主导的秩序是“帝国秩序”,高丽臣服于蒙古是武力征服的结果。帝国强权在半岛的持续影响,促发了高丽精英阶层的分化。在他们中的不少人看来,本国国王的权力已非源自传统的合法性,而是来自帝国的任命,二重君臣关系出现了。但与此同时,帝国体制下的二元制,亦使传统认同保留了下来,作为传统精英集团的世家大族是其代表。这些因素又导致了省吏与国臣的分野,表现于对帝国法律的不同态度。

元代景德镇窑陶瓷开光装饰多样化研究

开光装饰是陶瓷装饰中的一种独特手法,景德镇窑陶瓷开光装饰具有代表性,而元代景德镇窑陶瓷开光装饰的兴起具有承前启后的重要作用。通过图像分析与对比的研究方法,探索元代景德镇窑陶瓷开光装饰特征与成因。元代景德镇窑陶瓷开光装饰材质、技法、轮廓线等具有多样化的表现,主要受到中东伊斯兰风格、外来陶瓷匠人、元代金银器装饰和元代“纳石失”等因素影响。元代景德镇窑陶瓷开光装饰在多种因素影响下,呈现出鲜明的多样化特征。

辽金元时期山西民间白瓷艺术风格和装饰技法研究——以浑源县界庄窑为例

辽金元时期,山西民间生产的白瓷在北方陶瓷产业中具有一定的影响力,其中浑源界庄瓷器被认为是当时北方白瓷的代表。浑源界庄窑白瓷研究对于理解辽金元时期山西民间瓷器的生产至关重要,是对北方陶瓷研究的一个重要补充。将浑源界庄窑白瓷与定窑的白瓷进行比较,并将窑址发掘出的白瓷技术资料与白瓷生产的遗留信息相结合,略谈辽金元山西民间白瓷的工艺、艺术风格和装饰技法,为研究民间白瓷的同仁们提供参考。本研究对保护和传承传统白瓷工艺具有积极意义。

异代同调:论沈亚之传奇的骚体文学特征

以《异梦录》《秦梦记》《湘中怨解》作品为代表,唐代沈亚之的传奇文集中表现出与屈原楚辞异代而同调的典型风格,即骚体文学特征。沈亚之吸收了“骚体”独特的兮字文体范式、抒情的浪漫自然、情志的悲怨凄美等特征,与时人作品异趣。沈亚之传奇的骚体文学特征表现在以悲为美的审美内涵、浪漫自由的艺术形式以及凄艳混融的艺术风格。沈亚之创作出的具有鲜明骚体文学特征的传奇故事,亦可称之为“楚调小说”。传奇独特的骚体文学特征,使得沈亚之作品在众多传奇中独树一帜,成为一代之奇。

隐于书院:一种“中间状态”的出处选择——以元末徽州士人赵汸和郑玉为中心

元末朝廷和地方势力对士人的征召,多少存在竞争和笼络人才的意味。士人的出处机遇,从庙堂与山林的二元区分,转向元廷、地方势力和山林的多元格局。面对各方征召,徽州士人赵汸和郑玉抱以“旁观者”的不合作心态。随着徽州路脱离元廷控制,二人对于政治的疏离态度有所淡化,而“忠元”情结渐趋加深。志在山林却又难以与政治完全绝缘,兼具官方和民间双重性质的书院,成为士人安身立命的绝佳之所。隐于书院,是一种“中间状态”的出处选择。赵汸和郑玉的处境、心态和归宿,是观察古代尤其是易代之际士人生存境遇的一个窗口。