Foreign Exchanges In The Applied Arts Of The Early Ming Dynasty

This article takes "crafts and arts" as the research object,takes "the beginning of Ming Dynasty" as the time point,and the handed down and unearthed objects of that period as the core,combining as many historical materials as possible to discuss the foreign exchange of arts and crafts in the early Ming.The Ming Dynasty,since the founding of the Taizu,implemented clean politics and re-established a stable social order and ritual system.By the time of Xuanzong,the society was stable,the country was strong,and overseas trade was prosperous.At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty,the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties had basically established the foreign policy of the entire Ming dynasty,actively carried out diplomatic activities,and widely attracted foreign countries.In addition,the missions of envoys such as "Zheng He’s Seven Voyages to the West" also strengthened the ties between China and Asian and African countries,and also added many areas worthy of study to the foreign exchanges of arts and crafts in the early Ming Dynasty.First of all,the thesis is based on the foreign exchanges between the Song and Yuan dynasties,and analyzes the continuity and innovation of the previous generations of the arts and crafts foreign exchange system in the early Ming Dynasty,focusing on the unique features of the arts and crafts foreign exchange system in the early Ming Dynasty;Secondly,through sorting out the main communication system of the Ming Dynasty,it analyzes the official and non-governmental communication system and the exchange situation during this period of the early Ming Dynasty,as well as the trade exchange situation of the tributary system to the government and the people.At the same time,the thesis also focuses on the analysis of silk,ceramics,and ceramics.The exchanges of arts and crafts categories such as lacquer in the Western Regions,East Asia,Southeast Asia,Central and Western Asia and other countries in the arts and crafts field,sort out the external influence of arts and crafts in the early Ming Dynasty,aiming to summarize its influence on foreign countries and the world The thesis also breaks the category barriers,and aims to clarify the foreign influence of arts and crafts in the early Ming Dynasty by combing the four aspects of foreign characteristics of silk,ceramics,lacquerware,gold and silverware and other categories in raw materials,craftsmanship,modeling,and decoration.In the Ming Dynasty,China was a major cultural and economic country.In its foreign trade and exchanges,it had a greater influence on countries outside the region,and it also paid attention to absorbing foreign cultures.Therefore,the arts and crafts part of the exchanges between China and foreign countries in the early Ming Dynasty not only reflects the promotion of the arts and crafts in the Ming Dynasty in silk,ceramics and other categories to related categories in foreign countries,but also reflects the absorption and reference of materials from foreign arts and crafts in such categories as lacquerware,gold and silverware.And technological innovation.In short,the arts and crafts in the early Ming Dynasty not only inherited traditions,but also had their own characteristics,and had a profound impact on later generations.