蔡襄〈海隅帖〉解讀—從國立故宮博物院的導覽失誤談起   全文下載

Interpretation of Cai Xiang’s “Haiyu Modelbook”: Incorrect Information by the National Palace Museum

〈海隅帖〉是蔡襄早期的楷書尺牘作品。清初歸李書雲所有，李氏將之與所收蘇軾〈次韻三舍人省上詩〉、黃庭堅〈藏鏹帖〉、米芾〈道味帖〉合裱成卷，乾隆間已入於清宮，以〈宋四家法書卷〉之名著錄於《石渠寶笈續編》。2014年夏，臺北國立故宮博物院展示此卷，導覽資料謂〈海隅帖〉為蔡襄37歲時書與參知政事明鎬之信，實屬誤讀。本文細察信中句意，參考宋代史實，推知書信收受者為韓琦，時間為仁宗慶曆5年，蔡襄年34。信中大抵傳達新政失敗後，同志間互相戒勉之意。而北宋書信格式與用語，今人每多隔閡，論文中對此深入解說，從中可見蔡襄對韓琦的敬重感謝之情。

“Haiyu Modelbook” is an early work by Cai Xiang that features his regular script. The early Qing corrector Li Shuyun owned the work, and then mounted it and another three masterpieces into a single handscroll, called “Calligraphy of the Four Song Masters.” The three other masterpieces were Su Shi’s “Poetry in Rhyme for Master of the Three Colleges,” Huang Tingjian’s “Letter to Mingshu,” and Mi Fu’s “Daowei Modelbook.”
In the summer of 2014, the National Palace Museum in Taipei displayed the handscroll. The information provided by the museum reported that Cai Xiang’s “Haiyu Modelbook” was written when he was approximately 37 years old for Participant in Government Affairs Minghao. I claim that this information is false. By scrutinizing the letter and referring to the Song Dynasty history, I determined that the letter recipient was Han Qi and that Cai Xiang was 34 years old (fifth year of Emperor Renzong of Song Qingli) when he wrote it.
The letter conveys encouragement after the failure of the Qingli Reforms. Although many people today have difficulty in understanding the format and words of letters from the Northern Song dynasty, this paper evidences that Cai Xiang greatly respected and appreciated Han Qi.