“老鼠嫁女”年画的意义解读

An Interpretation of The Mouse Marries Its Daughter Off, a Chinese New Year's Painting

年画"老鼠嫁女"不仅以其饱满的构图和别致的装饰意趣特色鲜明,而且其形式背后所隐藏的文化寓意也异常丰富。这一题材的表现和运用,都源于人们对鼠的认识观念的复杂性。鼠的生物属性和文化属性的特殊性,使得人们对其亦敬亦恨,反映出人们心态的矛盾性。"老鼠嫁女"年画中既寄托着民众祈福纳吉的愿望和追求,也有着辟除鼠患的心理慰藉作用,具有祈福和禳灾的双重功能。

The New Year＇s painting, The Mouse Marries Its Daughter Off, is not only special for its full composition and exquisite decoration, but also the rich cultural significance denoted. The theme of the painting is all out of people＇s complex feelings towards the mouse. With the particularity of biological and cultural attributes ,rat evokes people contradictory sentiments of both hatred and respect. Therefore, New Year＇s painting The Mouse Marries Its Daughter Off embodies people＇s wish and pursuit of well-being as well as a psychological comfort for eliminating rat problem. In a word, it has a dual function for both blessing and disaster-avoiding.