Research On Pictorial Sarcophagus In Henan Area During Song And Jin Dynasties

Henan is the capital area and ethnic collision zone during Song and Jin Dynasties, whose regional economy and culture have certain representativeness, and the pictorial sarcophagus are good vehicles of cultural heritage. This thesis combines with the related historical documents, using category method and the iconology knowledge, to tidy the pictorial sarcophagus in Henan area during Song and Jin Dynasties systematically in terms of the shape and structure, the engraving method, the layout of the subjects and the meaning of figure. This thesis contacts political, economic, religious and cultural characteristics at that time, to analyze and summarize the chapter from multiple view, to explore the development and the form of the sarcophagus, digging implication in the sarcophagus and deep meaning of the portrait, to uncover more real history with a new view.The pictorial sarcophagus in Henan area during Song and Jin Dynasties are religious people and wealthier civilian class, under the influence of the Buddhist concept and Confucian restoring ancient ways concept, to inherit the former generation products; They are sacrifice and supplication tools for a better life in the future for the dead and the living, which are the combinations of the heaven and the house after death. Their make and use thank to the development of the painting and the stone carving skills, and also affected by the following aspects:The transfer of the economic and cultural center (such as Luoyang, etc.) and the rise and fall of the political force, whose feature present that the unearthed sites of the pictorial sarcophagus distributed along the river, the time they mostly used was in the later period of song dynasty; The further development and blend of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism in folk beliefs, whose characteristics present that the Buddhist elements significantly increased in the sarcophagus portrait, the dutiful son portrait were more perfect under the advocating of Neo-Confucianism, the concept went to heaven gradually in one combined; The height of the social development prompted drama art and secular life such as eating and drinking developing very prosperously, the characteristics of the present were the drama figure for departed saint enjoying began to appear, the figure expressing daily life such as tea, drinking, consecrate pastry were once popular.