摘要
祖师崇拜是手作业的传统,苏州玉作业却同时供奉着周王和丘处机两位祖师,在以往研究中并未有人对此提出异议.在提及早期苏州玉业行会时,也只谈到一个以"京帮"为主体的"玉业公所".实际上"京帮"的"玉业公所"供奉丘处机,而少为人知的"苏帮"的"永庆神会"供奉的是周王,其中显现了苏州近古玉作行会的变迁历史.
Abstract
The worship of ancestral deities is a tradition in the trades of craftsmanship.Suzhou's jade craftsmanship,however,simultaneously venerates two ancestral deities,King Zhou and QiuChuji,which was questioned in the previous studies.When discussing the early Suzhou jade industry guilds,only a"Yu Ye Guild"dominated by the"Jing Bang"is studied.In fact,"Yu Ye Guild"by the"Jing Bang"worship Qiu Chuji,and"Yongqing Drvine Assembly"by the"Su Bang",which is scarcely know,worships king Zhou,and this demonstrates the historical evolution of the ancient jade craftsmen guilds in Suzhou.