A Study On The Mural Of The Four Gods Of Tomb 5 Of Wukuifen Tomb Of Koguryo In Ji’an

The four Gods pattern of Koguryo mural of No.5 Tomb of Wukuifen in Ji’an is taken as the research object in this paper,which focuses on the analysis of its formation,characteristics,and the comparison of different regions with the same shape in the same period.By using art research methods this paper collects the tombs research materials of the mural of the four Gods of Koguryo in Ji’an city,according to the archaeological materials of fine arts,this study compares and analyzes the murals of central plains with those of Korea nationality during the same period from the field of art history.By using the methods of iconography,investigation,comparative analysis and literature,this paper discusses the origin,development and change of the four Gods figures of No.5 tomb of Wukuifen of Koguryo in Ji’an from the perspective of the Koguryo mural areas and at specific historical times.The paper is divided into six chapters.The first chapter is the introduction,which briefly describes the purpose and significance of the research on the shape of the four gods of tomb No.5 of Wukuifen in Ji’an,and the relevant research results of this paper in the academic circles at home and abroad.The second chapter takes the origin of the figure of four gods in Koguryo as the breakthrough point.From the perspective of culture and belief,it reveals that the four Gods are rooted in life and belief as belief culture,and sorts out and summarizes the process of the formation,development and evolution of the figure of four Gods as the content of tomb murals in Koguryo tomb.The third chapter is from Wukuifen tomb No.5 archaeological excavation materials,Chinese and foreign art archaeological research process as the starting point,tiding up the origin of the four Gods modeling image,the four Gods atlas system,research results and other aspects.The fourth chapter starts with the shape and spatial configuration of the four Gods,and further studies the four Gods’ figure modeling,performance techniques and space configuration of No.5 tomb of Wukuifen.Based on the comparative study of the themes,themes,painting techniques,colors and crafts of the tomb murals in the Central Plains and Ji’an regions of Koguryo,this paper summarizes five innovations of the mural painting techniques in the late period of Koguryo on the basis of inheriting the Central Plains,namely,the innovation of mural creation carrier,the innovation of drawing skills,the innovation of theme style,the innovation of image space creation and the culture and creation of the four Gods.The innovation of artistic expression forms "the transmutation in inheritance".The fifth chapter is the analysis of the causes of the evolution of the shape of the four Gods in tomb No.5 of Wukuifen.Based on the background of historical and cultural environment,from the internal cause of the ruling class contradiction to the external cause of cultural convergence,this paper summarizes the motivation of inheriting the Central Plains,combining with the origin of national culture and art,which has become the necessity of the ancient Chinese northern minority classic art.The sixth chapter is the conclusion,which is the summary and promotion of this paper.The special research on the figure of the four Gods of Wukuifen tomb No.5 fully shows that as a representative classic tomb chamber of Koguryo in the world heritage list,it indicates the unique classical dating art of Koguryo era.The sculpture art of the four Gods in the tomb reflects the varied complex with historical position in the art history as an "independent" unity formed in the northern region in the ancient Chinese art treasure house.