Research On The Dragon Shape Image In Han Dynasty

The popularity of Yin and Yang philosophy in Han Dynasty,and the rise of Taoist immortal prescriptions;Confucianism in Han Dynasty attached great importance to filial piety and thick burial was prevailing in society,which laid the foundation for the prosperity of immortality image in Han Dynasty.This paper mainly studies the relationship between dragon and mythology and immortals,highlighting the divinity characteristics of the dragon.This paper mainly believes that the dragon star is the source of dragon image,analyzes the relationship between the origin of the dragon image from the ancient times to the Han Dynasty and the Celestial phenomena,combs the development and evolution of the dragon image,focuses on the types and characteristics of the dragon image in the Han Dynasty,and discusses the relationship between the dragon image and the immortal thought.The original dragon image mainly contains the original dragon of Xishuipo,the jade dragon of Hongshan culture,the jade Cong of Liangzhu culture,and the dragon image patterns of Taosi and Erlitou culture,as well as the single and double dragon patterns and dragon shapes on bronzes after the development of Shang and Zhou dynasties,pointing out the origin and connection with the Dragon images of Han Dynasty.The study of the dragon image in Han Dynasty is mainly divided into four parts: the image of the dragon in the four spirits,the image of the Dragon carrying people to rise to immortality,the image of the immortal related to the dragon and the image of the auspicious Dragon.Through the comparative analysis of some important sites and unearthed cultural relics,to find out the features of dragon image.In the part of carrying people to immortality,the cultural connotation and modeling characteristics of the common image of dragon Bi in Han paintings are emphasized.In the part of dragon related image of immortality,Lei Shen and Hong Shen,Fu Xi and Nuwa,and the dragon tiger of the West queen mother are included in the scope of research.Finally,pointing out the aesthetic and meaning of the dragon image in Han Dynasty,and highlights the beast shape characteristics of the dragon image in Han Dynasty and its mythological connotation.