Image Study Of The Princess Jiu Gong Tomb Of The Princess Of Yongtai

The frescoes of Princess Yongtai's tomb, which are rich in themes and various in techniques, represents the exquisite tomb fresco art of the Tang dynasty, the Nine Maids, located in the south of the east wall in the front room of Princess Yongtai's tomb, is of great historical significance in representing women's intrinsic virtue and reflecting the social aesthetics in the Tang dynasty.Combined with history materials, this thesis will make a deep exploration on the fresco techniques of The Nine Maids mainly from the perspective of graphics. This thesis focuses on the styling features and the origin of the artistic styleof The Nine Maids. Firstly,the general information of Princess Yongtai's tomb and the status and painting of The Nine Maids will be briefly introduced. Secondly, the style of women dress and adornment in The Nine Maids will be described.Then a series of studies will be done on the features of figure stylingin The Nine Maids mainly from the aspects of art of layout, character portrayal, line art, coloring, notingits distinct originality in painting techniques. Its line art is at a transitional period from the "rail line" to the "water shield" line, featuring both the former line's hardness and regularity and the latter line's liquidity and variance.Its figure shape is curvy and full of charm and beauty. The female imagesare soft but not weak. At last, the origin of the artistic styleof The Nine Maids will be elaborated from the angles of the social aesthetic, the blend of extraterritorial cultures, the influence of the artists at the same periodand the heritage relationship of women art style of tomb mural in the early Tang period. And the influence of the artists at the same periodand the heritage relationship of women art style of tomb mural in the early Tang period will be two main focuses, which can show the forming of the artistic styleof The Nine Maids in Princess Yongtai's tomb is the result of passing on the painting style and blending of cultures, based on which the artistic style went through constantly development and formed an unique art style of portrait.As the most vivid work of depicting female images of the frescoes in the Princess Yongtai's tomb, The Nine Maids's artistic attainment is unfathomable and its art style is initiative. It's the product of social aesthetic, cultural exchanges and artistic style inheritance and innovation, with distinct characteristics of the ages. The visual sense it conveys and the fresco techniques it used are worthy of our in-depth research. And its artistry and expression are helpful for our reference.