新化维山古墓壁画图像考略

Study on Xinhua Victoria Hill Tomb Mural Image

新化维山古墓壁画图像属梅山民间美术文化的典型内容。长期以来,梅山蛮地特殊的地理环境自然生成了一种"梅山教"。对于梅山墓葬美术而言,也是得到"梅山教"的支持,其魂魄信仰既包括了对祖先的敬畏和崇拜,也包括了对相关者进入另一个世界的想象。上下分层的图像配置方式表达了梅山人的世界观和对伦理的认知,维山古墓壁画从图像的内容和形式层面上看承载着一种宗教神学思想。

The images of frescos in Weishan ancient tombs of Xinhua county was the typical contents of Meishan folk arts culture. Since long-term, Meishan wild for this special geographical environment created a ＂Church of Meishan＂. Meishan tomb art also received the ＂Church of Meishan＂ support, its soul belief not only included the ancestor reverence and worship, also included imagination about related stakeholders into another world, the upper and lower hierarchical image configuration mode expressed Meishan people ＇ s world outlook and the ethic cognition, Weishan tomb murals carried a religious theology thought from the image content and form.