≪新編校正西廂記≫의 판화적 特徵과 도문관계 재분석

Abstract

The New Revised Edition of Xixiangji (新編校正西廂記), the illustrated edition of the first book was discovered in four fragmented pages (殘葉), which made it difficult to determine the exact content and publication information. Regarding the time of publication, scholars agreed that it was during the years of Chenghua (1457-1464) when Shuochang Cihuaben (說唱詞話集) was published and earlier than the Hongzhiben (弘治本). However, scholars’ opinions were divided several opinions on the publication venue. Examination of both the textual and the illustration areas revealed that The New Revised Edition of Xixiangji is the one with the most original form close to editions published during the Yuan period among all the existing editions. In terms of the style of the illustrations, it preserves the style of Yuan-era engravings, which makes the edition one of the most precious copies closest to the original form of Xixiangji. Regarding the time and venue of publication, the style of the illustrations in The New Revised Edition of Xixiangji is diachronically linked with Quanxiang Pinghua Wuzhong (全相平話五種) Jianan print (建安版画) of the Yuan Dynasty, Shuochang Cihuaben in the early Ming Dynasty, and the Jianan edition (建安本) of Xixiangji of the mid-Ming period. Thus, it cannot be ruled out that it may have been published in Jianan Yeongsun publisher. The text-image relations of The New Revised Edition of Xixiangji are ‘parallel’ placement relationship and ‘imitation and response’ content relationship.