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Interpretation Of The Dragon Image In The Han Dynasty Stone

Posted on:2008-01-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y ShaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360215474628Subject:Fine Arts
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The portrait stone of the Han Dynasty is an outstanding representative of its art form, and makes great contributions to studying the construction, carving and painting in the Han Dynasty. As an art form, it can date back to the Pre-Qin Times, and has a great effect on the later forms in history. It reflects the colorful social life and people's feelings in the Han Dynasty. Having specific art charm, the portrait stone plays an important role in the folk culture relics and ancient traditional culture. Studying the portrait stone of the Han Dynasty can not only help us make a better understanding of people's life and thoughts in ancient times, but also help us study and conclude extensive traditional Chinese culture.The dragon image appears quite frequently and has all kinds of modules. It reflects the politics, literature, religion and custom of the Han Dynasty. The analyzing of the dragon image can make people feel interested, because dragon is an image that has a close relation with traditional Chinese culture. When we analyze the dragon image, we must stand in a historical and reasonable view. As long as we consider and rebuild people's life and thoughts in the given times, we can understand the meaning and value of a given art form. The writer believes we should combine the study of the dragon image with three dominant idea systems: heaven, fortune and astronomy.Studying the dragon image in the portrait stone from the view of the picture learns and culture can help us raise the theoretical level of the studying of the portrait stone in the Han Dynasty, help us master the regular of the image and can help us understand and analyze the formation and motivation of the specific art form. It is necessary to study the expression and effects of the dragon image in the portrait stone from different views and it has a profound-lasting realistic meaning in studying traditional folk image as well as its origin.
Keywords/Search Tags:the portrait stone in the Han Dynasty, the dragon image, heaven, fortune, astronomy, yin and yang, chenwei, auspicious sign
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