Gold And Silver Wares Of Liao Dynasty Style

The culture of Liao dynasty, with a long history, has a unique charm,among which its gold and silver work has such distinctive features that it is thought of having extremely high aesthetic and academic value up to now.The thesis focuses on the shape and pattern of the gold and silver work in Liao dynasty. Throughout the world of art in northern China minority ethnic history, the gold and silver in Liao dynasty occupies a very important position and writes a brilliant chapter in northern minority ethnic art history. The paper refers to archaeology and large amount of reference, adapts the cultural research methods of Liao dynasty, describes the gold and silver articles in Liao dynasty, and emphatically analyzes the shape and pattern of some Liao gold and silver articles in the light of art. At the same time, the cultural fusion among different ethnic groups is introduced in order to analyze the formal feature and cultural connotation of Liao gold and silver work.The thesis consists of five parts, introduction, the review of Liao gold and silver work, the shape and pattern features of Liao gold and silver work,the cultural fusion between the gold and silver work in Liao dynasty and the culture in Tang and Song dynasty, and the analysis of the cultural connotation to Liao gold and silver work.The thesis mainly researches on the shape and ornament based on the developing progress of Qidan gold and silver work according to different category and time, and discusses the relationship between Qidan gold and silver work and the Tang, Song and foreign culture at that time.Qidan art and culture is a significant part of prairie culture. In the sense,the research on Qidan gold and silver work extending to the culture in Liao dynasty, can help a lot to understand deeply immense prairie art history.