The Research Of Chinese Tradm Onal Opera Prints Of Ming Dynasty

Ancient opera prints from attention for a long time, the senior scholars bother to gather to stay the is related to opera prints atlas, the text is not much,very precious.This paper in the careful review of the atlas based on, to the development of ancient Chinese opera prints "golden age" of the Ming Dynasty as the research scope, through comparison the similarities and differences of the Ming Dynasty, Jian’an,Huizhou, Jinling, martial arts,Wuxing five opera printmaking schools print style, to explore the reasons for the Ming Dynasty opera print style continuous rheological fundamental reason.The Ming Dynasty opera prints is bounded by Wanli, before referred to as early Ming Dynasty opera prints, after the middle and late Ming Dynasty opera prints.Early Ming Dynasty opera prints retained much above, below the type, style simple, rough.The format and style of song, Yuan Jian print tight bearing.Jian’an engraving although imprint quantity and different but more shoddy, this and it is the main face is not much cultural knowledge, do not understand appreciate the disadvantaged groups related.The lower groups mostly illiterate, to attract them to buy books mainly illustrations, they do not understand the illustrations are not beautiful.The publisher is based on this it cuts a large number of small profits but crudely made print books.The publication market of early Chinese opera prints is consistent with the construction of the profit way.To the middle and late Ming Dynasty, with the emergence of the seeds of capitalism, the emergence of a large number of citizens, and royal government corruption, literati began to indulge in pleasure,cater to their aesthetic taste of opera books along with large numbers.This fromthe Ming in the late local drama printmaking schools broaden painted engraved with full page illustrations, painted and carved figures, background is extremely fine, more emphasizes on expression of artistic conception can be seen.Huizhou, Jinling, Wuxing, martial arts drama four print publishing center all invitations many literati painters, the famous yellow’s carving in printmaking creation in traditional opera, is in order to meet the public class,literati demand, the occupation of print publishing industry market place.Therefore, the style and style of opera prints in the Ming Dynasty mainly originated from the different groups it faced.