有关张大千的书籍可谓汗牛充栋,之夥之杂,在众多近现代画家中,无出其右者。笔者在梳理近现代书画史料之馀,偶尔涉及数种类乎年谱年表的书籍,总有一种诡异的感觉。所谓诡异,类乎当下戏说古代皇帝的影视作品,故事多,可读性强。可是人生一世,哪里来的这么多故事?笔者没有研究过张大千,可张大千仍然屡屡出现在史料里。这里指的史料,是即时记载而非前尘依稀下的口述。口述并非不可成为历史,那只是在史实湮没无存的情况下,不得已的补充。如果大半依靠这类材料而筑构一个人的历史,那就戏说多而 The books about Zhang Daqian can be described as sweeping, complex, and complex, among many modern artists, none of the right people. The author combs the modern history of calligraphy and painting, occasionally involving several types of chronological books, there is always a weird feeling. The so-called weird, similar to the current play of the ancient emperors of the film and television works, many stories, readable. However, my life, where come so many stories? The author has not studied Zhang Daqian, Zhang Daqian often appear in the historical data. Here refers to the historical data, is recorded immediately rather than vile following oral. Dictation is not a thing of the past, but only as a last resort, in the event of the disappearance of historical facts. If most rely on this kind of material to build a person’s history, then the drama is more than that