惠安石匠辛阿救的崛起和成名──以文獻史料與作品風格研判

The Rise and Fame of a Stonemason from Huian, China, Xin A-Jiu: An Investigation of Literature and Style of Work

本文經老照片、文字史料和石雕風格分析研判，推論辛阿救在成名前曾施作苗栗獅頭山勸化堂，並在此處和多位工匠同場工作，互相觀摩學習，為辛阿救打石事業崛起的轉捩點。辛阿救在1920年代為艋舺龍山寺正殿打製了一對華麗巍峨的龍柱而一舉成名。雖然此殿已毀於第二次世界大戰的戰火，但從日治時期的文獻，田中大作所寫的《台灣島建築之研究》中的影像，可推論出辛阿救為艋舺龍山寺正殿所做的是中門的一對雙龍柱，並據此影像說明辛阿救在台灣的成名作。

This study analyzed old photos, textual historical materials, and style of stone crafts of Xin A-Jiu and posited that, before he became well-known, he had created crafts in the Shitoushan Quanhua Temple in Miaoli, where he worked with and exchanged knowledge with various other craftspeople. His time working in the temple became a turning point in his career in stonemasonry. Xin A-Jiu became well-known after creating a pair of magnificent dragon pillars in the main hall of the Mengjia Longshan Temple in the 1920s. This main hall was destroyed in World War II; however, according to images in Daisaku Tanaka’s Research on Taiwanese Architecture, a study conducted during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, this study posited that the work Xin A-Jiu created for the Mengjia Longshan Temple was a pair of dragon pillars at the middle gate. These images also served as proof of Xin A-Jiu’s work, which made him famous in Taiwan.