艺术源于实用——宋代瓷枕造型的实用性特征

ART COMES FROM PRACTICAL USE—ON THE PRACTICAL FEATURES OF MOULD-MAKING FOR PORCELAIN PILLOWS IN THE SONG DYNASTY

艺术的最初目的都来源于实用同时又是在实用的基础上以审美为目的的。枕头就是人们日常生活中必不可少的生活用具,但由于时代的不同,其造型材质也有着本质的不同。宋代极富有特色的瓷枕就是最初以当时的实用功能为基础与造型完美结合的典范,它的造型是实用性和审美性相互制约,相互融合,相互适应的。由于瓷枕本身的服务性、审美性以及受到服务对象的实用性和材料质地的局限,它既要有审美情趣,但同时又不能摆脱实用功能的局限性。

Art is created for practical use. Based on this fact, it also serves the purpose of aesthetics. Take pillow for example, it is one of the necessary articles for our daily use. However, with different times, its styles and textures are nor alike essentially. In Song Dynasty, there was one kind of pillow made of porcelain with distinctive features. It was a perfect model which showed the mix of practical function and delicate style. Its utility and beauty restrict each other, besides, they mix and fit ideally. Porcelain pillow has a lot of limitation, such as its material and service use. As a result, it brings us a lot of interest, meanwhile it can＇ t get rid of its limitation for utility.