Research On The Design Of Traditional Chinese Drinking Vessels

Drinking vessels are a necessity of daily life; it is connected with every aspect of human life. In this sense, the design of drinking vessels reflects the intelligence and the cultural concept of the mankind in different eras. China has a long history in designing and using of drinking vessels, it also has a very long history and a profound culture. Thus besides the excellent cultural concepts hidden in the apparatus, great design concepts can also be spotted from these apparatus, many of which can also be seen in designing modern products. In this thesis, the ancient Chinese drinking vessels are studied in their hidden culture, design ideas and concepts. A thorough analysis is done by combing other factors such as the political background, life styles and cultural background in different eras etc. We also research systematically on the development trends of shape, material and decoration of the traditional drinking vessels. The main conclusions include:The design of traditional Chinese wine is one of typical and important representative of traditional Chinese products, which includes a lot of significant design ideas;Traditional Chinese drinking vessels possess a great variety of appearances. Its development went with the development of material manufacturing. The material for constructing drinking vessels changes in the order of ceramic→bronze→lacquer→bullion→China;Traditional Chinese drinking vessels are divided six categories by the shape features. Also, the various traditional textures of vessels transfer a culture of harmony and good luck with an ultimate pursuit for excellence.