“墨分五色”的文化认知原型

The Origins of the Cultural Knowledge to " Chinese Ink Presenting Five Colors "

在南北朝之前,中国传统绘画以“五色”为丹青之色,即所谓“五色是也””,其后,它“逐渐被“墨分五色”取代。本文从“墨分五色”的文化认知原型入手,分析了导致这种变迁的原因,指出该意识的生成是原始龟卜崇拜发展到一定的历史时期,与五行哲学相结合而产生的一种新的文化心理。

Before the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Chinese traditional paintings had taken 'five colors' for painting ones, that is, what is called 'just five colors', afterwards it was replaced by 'Chinese ink dividing into five colors' gradually. The thesis analyzes the reasons leading to the evolution by knowing the cultural origins of it, points out that consciousness came into being after the development of primitive divination combined with the five elements philosophy and thus formed a new cultural mentality.