汉画像升仙图中斗拱的文化意义解读

Cultural Significance of the Brackets in Drawings of Becoming Immortal of Han Dynasty's Portraits

汉画像升仙图中极为夸张的斗拱形象不能仅从结构体系上分析,它在某种程度上反映汉代人的宇宙观与升仙观念,折射出汉代斗拱的文化涵义。该文从图像学意义上分析了汉代斗拱的文化内涵及发展轨迹:在以升仙为主题的墓室汉画像中,斗拱是通往天廷枢纽的符号。正是这一象征意义促成了汉代斗拱的成型、发展。汉代诸如曲拱、重拱一类特殊形态的斗拱,也与升仙有关。

The hyperbole images of brackets in Drawings of Becoming Immortal of Han Dynasty＇s portraits can not be analyzed just from structure system angle. To some extent, they reflected the cosmic outlook and concept of becoming immortal of the people in Han Dynasty, and embodied cultural significance of the brackets in that dynasty. This article analyzes the cultural significance and development track of the brackets in Han Dynasty according to iconography significance： in the portraits of burial chambers with the theme of becoming immortal in Han Dynasty, the brackets were the signs towards the heaven palace. Just this symbolic significance facilitated the molding and development of Han Dynasty＇s brackets, Moreover, the brackets with special shapes, such as curved arch and overlap arch, are also related to becoming immortal.