論早期臺灣鹿皮貿易史的研究：由曹著《近世臺灣鹿皮貿易考》談起

A Critical Analysis of the Study of Deerskin Trade in Early Modern Taiwan: Review of Ts'ao Yung ho's Chin-shi Taiwan Lu-pi Mau-i Khau

從日本統治臺灣以來，陸續有學者進行獵鹿、鹿皮貿易的相關研究。但是，不同的政權對於研究的視角也有差異。日本統治臺灣結束後，臺灣較早研究鹿皮貿易者應為曹永和教授，他在1950年代即完成文章手稿，但直到2011年才以《近世臺灣鹿皮貿易考：青年曹永和的學術啟航》之名出版。此手稿從完成到正式出版，相隔約60年。一甲子過去，目前出版這篇手稿對鹿皮貿易研究史而言，是否仍有啟發性？十七世紀臺灣貿易相當具有國際性格，本文的主要目的在考察臺灣獵鹿史的研究發展，不同時代、不同資料、不同國籍的人對於臺灣獵鹿史的研究有何差異？例如日本統治臺灣時期的研究，其研究角度為何？與戰後的相關研究有何差異？不同的時代對於獵鹿與鹿皮貿易討論的議題是什麼？日本時代的研究重點與戰後的研究重點有何差異？另外，比較曹永和這篇文章，其研究可以提供我們什麼新的研究視野？

Deer hunting and deerskin trade had been topics of research ever since the Japanese colonial era. However, with the changes in political power and regimes, different perspectives had been adopted. Ts'ao Yung ho's study on deerskin trade in early modern Taiwan is considered the first scholarly investigation on such issue in Taiwan. Though published in 2011, the research manuscript written by Ts'ao Yung ho dated back to the 1950s. The main purpose of this critical study is to analyze the development of research on deerskin trade and compare the various perspectives adopted by scholars of different nationality and in different eras. In particular, this critical study contains a review of Ts'ao Yung ho's publication Chin-shi Taiwan Lu-pi Mau-i Khau to examine whether this past research has any inspiration for further study on this issue.