Qian Mu’s Guoshi dagang : Reflections on a Modern Chinese Conservative

This paper examines the predicament of modern Chinese conservatism. I use the eminent historian Qian Mu (1895-1990) as an example to show that under the influence of modernity and in an effort to preserve tradition, a prominent conservative like Qian needed to “modernize” Chinese tradition so that it could be saved. I will examine Qian’s reconstruction of Chinese history, which was not just a reiteration of China’s past, but a new type of understanding of Chinese tradition influenced by modern Western concepts. By focusing on Qian’s most prominent work, Guoshi dagang, we can get a sense of the struggle of modern Chinese conservatives as they tried to fend off the detractors of Chinese tradition.     

The digital restoration of painted patterns on the No. 2 Qin bronze chariot based on hyperspectral imaging

The No. 2 Qin bronze chariot unearthed from Qinshihuang's Mausoleum is world famous for its huge size and colourful painted patterns. However, since it had been buried for a long time and was affected by its harsh environment, its painted patterns have been severely damaged. The traditional restoration methods, which mainly rely on expert experience, are manual, inefficient and lack scientific support. Moreover, to protect the important cultural relics, any invasive operations, such as sampling analysis, are strictly prohibited. This paper presents a method that combines hyperspectral imaging and computer technology for the digital virtual restoration of the bronze chariot's patterns. It is non-destructive, more efficient and more scientific. The method reproduces the damaged patterns with the following approaches: restoring the missing edges of the patterns; and distinguishing the different pigments. The obtained result implies that the method can digitally reproduce some of the damaged patterns, and that it can be used as a reference for recreating the patterns of the other painted bronze.     

彩绘回贴技术在秦代高级军吏俑保护修复中的应用

秦俑一号坑新出土一件高级军吏俑(俗称"将军俑"),发现该俑彩绘病害复杂。彩绘脱落严重、泥土附着物面积过大、部分彩绘层已剥离陶俑本体并附着于背部土层上、土层厚重且严重开裂、移位,必须进行保护修复。针对这种复杂的彩绘病害情况,先期进行彩绘分析,根据分析的结果,进行局部回贴试验。在小面积彩绘回贴技术成功的基础上,通过准确定位将残存于土块上的彩绘花纹图案回贴于原位,进行大面积彩绘回贴保护,效果良好。本研究结果可为以后出土的陶质彩绘文物回贴技术提供参考和借鉴。     

Between the Living and the Dead: Trauma Medicine and Forensic Medicine in the Mid-Qing

This paper analyzes the influence of forensic medicine on therapeutic medicine through a case study of Qian Xiuchang and Hu Tingguang, two Chinese doctors who specialized in treating traumatic injuries. During the early nineteenth century, both men compiled medical treatises that sought to improve on a scholarly model of “rectifying bones” articulated in 1742 by the Imperially-Compiled Golden Mirror of the Medical Lineage. Both texts also incorporated information from forensic medicine, including official inquest diagrams and checklists promulgated by the Qing government. I show that they drew on these forensic materials to help address two interlinked medical issues: understanding the effects of injury on different parts of the body, and clarifying the location and form of the body’s bones. Overall, I suggest that the exchange of ideas between the realm of therapeutic medicine and forensic medicine was an important epistemological strategy that doctors and officials alike employed to improve their knowledge of the material body.     

秦子姬簋盖初探

珍秦斋藏秦子姬簋盖是新发现的春秋早期秦铭文材料。本文解释了铭文词句,又根据《史记·秦本纪》的有关记载,并参考宝鸡太公庙出土秦武公及王姬钟铭文的研究,认为铭文中的“秦子”是指秦出子,“秦子姬”乃是其生母“鲁姬子”。这对于讨论青铜器铭文研究中的“秦子”问题以及秦国早期历史的探索,有一定的参考价值。     

新史学:历史学者的永恒追求 --并以此纪念《史学月刊》创刊300期

作为史学发展进程中一种带有规律性的史学现象的新史学,是历史学发展的内在要求和历史学者的永恒追求。史学史表明,历史学的发展历程,在本质上就是一个一代一代的历史学者在传承既有史学文化遗产的基础上追求新史学的永无止境的过程。历史学者对新史学的追求,是历史学者史家主体意识的鲜明而集中的体现。历史学者所追求的新史学,虽有明确的方向性,但一般只是一个模糊的轮廓。正是通过、并且正是在历史学者对新史学孜孜不倦的永恒追求中,史学不断实现着对自身的超越。     

中原先秦丧葬制度中的茔域与方位之制

在先秦时期的中原,基地、墓葬的头向以及夫妻合葬墓中左右方位的选择,不断被赋予礼制的内涵,体现了我国古代丧葬制度不断发展、演变的过程。尤其是到周代,丧葬制度趋于完备。其中的茔域与方位之制,成为古代礼制的重要组成部分。     

"五帝"世系与秦汉时期"华夷共祖"思想

文章考察了“五帝”世系和“华夷共祖”思想的具体内容,产生的历史、文。化背景及其影响、意义。认为,《史记》构拟的“五帝”世系和所反映的“华夷共祖”观念,是秦汉时期大一统思想与实践的必然产物;它的产生和确立对后世产生了深远的影响,即使在我国群雄割据的魏晋南北朝时期,这一思想也不曾动摇;它对中华民族凝聚力的形成和发展有积极的意义。     

秦俑陶片的偏光显微分析研究

为了预防性保护和修复秦俑,必须掌握秦俑残片显微结构及其烧制环境、破损方式,从而为改善秦俑修复工艺、筛选修复材料提供基础,运用偏光显微镜对秦兵马俑残片中的一些矿物质(石英、长石、云母等)颗粒的分布形态和含量来分析陶土的成分结构、制作工艺、烧成气氛及原料来源等信息。结果表明,秦俑陶片主要成分为少量砂屑及大量粘土,而粘土为岩土矿风化的产物,秦俑残片裂痕较多的部位风化、酥粉痕迹明显。秦俑制作工艺以模为主,模、塑结合,并在粘土中添加了细砂,多于还原气氛中烧制而成。     

近代墨学复兴与晚清儒学

墨学曾为先秦显学,西汉以降湮没无闻,但在19世纪重新显露并渐趋复兴.详究此中原因,除西学东渐、社会变动等外缘因素之外,墨学在近代的重振还受到中国传统学术发展的内在理路的制约.乾嘉考据学的高度发展及儒学正统地位在近代的衰落,不但为近代墨学复兴提供了起点与机遇,而且影响着近代墨学的治学途径和风格.