| Vatan, was part of the roof sagging Tongwa the top, usually people also call it Tongwa head, hook head, it avoids the Ministry of the roof eaves rafter head was the erosion of wind and rain, some of it even Tongwa together with other Tongwa the cover Panwa between the cracks, so that the roof is not leaking water, thereby extending the life of the building, while the rich decorative effect, make the building more brilliant, both practical and beautiful, the two complement each other, is the utility of ancient architecture part one, decorated in one of the unique architectural elements.In China, traditional architecture has a very long history and very sophisticated technology, as early as the Warring States Period and the Qin and Han period of time, the kings of ancient military power on to highligh, and begin to Daxing Palace. Vatan in which these ancient buildings is a small annex, which is mainly used to shelters eaves tiles, roof tiles do not block the decline to also prevent the water drops on the eaves. Later, as civilization advances through the industrious and talented craftsmen continue to create, Vatan practical value not only to play it, but also become an integral part of the beautification of the building.This paper Vatan as the research object to Vatan artistic decoration and its impact on contemporary decorative arts with a focus on the value generated, the use of literature synthesis, image analysis and cross-cultural studies and other research ideas and methods, as well as the evolution of Vatan Its unique decorative art for a more systematic study, including the following aspects:First, from the origin and development of Vatan describes the practical function from the initial purely decorative features to the process of change and the eaves of prosperity and artistic decoration failure of the development process; second, Vatan's category system in order, to the Qin and Han periods based on different categories of analysis of the characteristics of Vatan, which summarizes the different types of roof tiles inscribed with decorative art, and various decorative art period Vatan the development process; Third, analysis of the Qin and Han Vatan contemporary decorative art decorative art may draw on the potential value and Han Vatan contemporary Art Deco style of decorative art to explore the eaves of modern decorative arts of the meaning and value. |