On The Narrative Patten And Artistic Style Of The Mural Paintings In The Jiayuguan Wei And Jin Dynasties

A large number of tombs were found in the Jiayuguan area at the western end of the Hexi Corridor.Some of the murals were painted.They are important relics of the ancient Wei and Jin Dynasties,reflecting the economic and social dynamics of the time and the significance of cultural exchanges between East and West in the special context.Jiayuguan Wei and Jin tomb murals subject to the shape of the tomb building,including the vault dome roof structure and the lower part of the closed four walls;roof structure dome dome,and the house,the Central Plains tombs,cave are closely related;the mural brick The concave and convex effect of the puzzle and the characteristics of the divided picture not only divide the large picture space but also affect the way of narration and layout in the artistic creation.The burial chamber has the form of simulated ground construction,which seems to contain a new understanding of the real world in the construction of the eaves of the Wei and Jin tombs in Jiayuguan.Such a form also affects the narrative performance of the tomb murals,including the fragmentation of one brick and one painting Style distribution,brick together constitute a continuous drawing of the picture,the whole picture of the performance of these three methods.Jiayuguan Wei and Jin Dynasty tomb murals are characterized by line-based sketches,first matching the internal space of the tomb building structure,brick embossed and line carved art forms;the performance of the line modeling,supplemented by color;Murals drawn commonly used arcs and thick lines,heavy lines,diverse,dynamic modeling,the performance of the texture shows the artist's pen mastery and skill proficiency.Frescoes can be seen in a variety of perspective methods,the layout of the plane has a three-dimensional space effect.In the murals,the use of color or flat-painted border,or pale drafting,or to mention the key parts,or modeling split screen,or implied light and shadow;the whole look mainly ocher red,tactics for flat coating and halo Dyeing,the key parts of special emphasis.A variety of brick,brick modeling and lines,painted gradient composition,harmonious wall carving effect.Is earlier than the Wei and Jin art theory and Sui and Tang Dynasty murals of the forerunner practice.Due to the inheritance of the cemetery art in the Central Plains and the succession of the Han Dynasty styling style,it was gradually influenced by the local race and environment and gradually formed a relatively stable regional style.Compared with the cemetery art in the Central Plains,it lagged behind;The general similarity of sexuality and painting style,as well as the inconsistency of painting techniques,suggest that there may already be conditions for sharing mural technicians but there may be family self-supporting artists.Compared with the cemetery murals of the Central Plains,Jiayuguan murals more flexible style of painting,themes are more realistic.The Jiayuguan Wei and Jin tomb murals and the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty for the vertical relationship with the surrounding areas for horizontal comparison,but also to see a variety of cultural influences and unique creativity.