宋金时期石窟铭文中出现大量工匠署名的现象,主要集中在陕北、陇东、川东地区石窟群。根据目前的调查,共统计到100余工匠姓名。这些史料反映了该群体的班底、结衔、身份等信息。通过考察分析认为,近世社会的历史转型使工匠在地位、观念与文化等方面有了大的变化与提升,这是署名之风兴起的主要原因。

In the Song and Jin dynasties, a large number of craftsmen signed their names in the inscriptions of grottoes, mainly concentrated in the grottoes complexes in northern Shaanxi, eastern Gansu and eastern Sichuan.According to the current investigation, a total of more than 100 craftsman names have been documented. These historical sources reveal information regarding their organizational structures, professional titles, and social statuses. Through investigation and analysis, it considers that the historical transformation during the early modern period have made great progress and promotion in craftsmen’s status, ideological perspectives, and cultural engagement, which constitute the main reason for the rise of the signature trend.