《點石齋畫報》求雨風俗考論

Textual Research on Rain-praying Customs in Dianshizhai Pictorial

晚清《點石齋畫報》中的求雨風俗跨越古今中外、內涵豐富，畫報圖文兼美，具有獨特的文獻史料價值。該畫報涉及的求雨行事和內涵，以及中國傳統求雨風俗的一般情形，都還有較大研究空間。本文從求雨中的物象設置、人員角色及古俗、新法等方面進行考辨論析，冀能引發對該畫報求雨風俗及其他多種民俗內涵的進一步挖掘。

Dianshizhai Pictorial, a magazine issued in the late Qing dynasty, with beautiful pictures and letters, has a unique historical value, and the rain-praying customs contained in the Pictorial also span all times and all lands, have rich contents. The behaviors and connotations related to rain-praying in the Pictorial, as well as the general situation of Chinese traditional rain-praying customs, leave us a large study space. This paper analyzes and researches the customs concerning rain-praying from the perspectives of the settings of images and phenomena, personnel roles, ancient customs, and new methods, with the expectation of further excavation on the rain-praying customs and other customs reflected in Dianshizhai Pictorial.