以形表意 以意传情——中国民间吉祥文字探考

Form,Meaning,Emotion—On Study of Chinese Folk Auspicious Characters

中国民间吉祥文字是中国传统吉祥观念与中国汉字以及中国传统图形的文化积累与体现。本文较为详尽地介绍了吉祥文字的产生和发展,考察了吉祥文字在音、意、形、色上存在的特点及在形式构成上的图案性特点,着重介绍了剪纸、刺绣、雕刻、彩绘等几种在民间最普遍使用的表现手段,以及吉祥文字在现代设计中的应用。

Chinese folk auspicious character is the cutural accumulation and embodiment of Chinese traditional auspicious concept, character and traditional figure. This article has introduced the origin, the development and the characteristics of Chinese auspicious character as well as several artistic forms and the application of auspicious character in modern design.