从汉画中的乐舞百戏看曲艺发生

Origin of Quyi as Seen in Some Pictures of the Han Dynasty

我国曲艺的具体生成源头及其情形“可证之史短”,而从图像文物看,汉代乐舞百戏中的俳优诙谐表演、表情、动作、伴奏乐器及唱和形式等都与后世的曲艺表演形式相似,因此,曲艺的说、唱、表演等喜剧表演形式导源于汉代的乐舞百戏。

Quyi in China refers to a variety of folk art forms rich in local flavour, including ballad singing, storytelling, comic dialogues, clapper talks, etc. It is very hard to trace its origin; but from some pictures produced in the Han Dynasty (206BC - 220AD), we can make a connection between the comic performances of Quyi and the plays and dances with music accompaniment popular at that time.