楚地盛出漆器原因试析

The Causes for a Buge Number of Lacquers Unearthed in Chu

战国秦汉时期是我国漆工艺发展的黄金时期之一,从现有考古资料来看,属于这一历史阶段的漆器主要出土于两千多年前的楚国疆域之内。楚地出土的漆器其数量之多、品种之繁、制作之精、分布之广,都远远超过了其他地区。笔者拟从楚地的自然条件、铁制工具的广泛运用和思想意识的变革、漆器自身的诸多优点、楚墓的埋葬条件等几个方面,对楚旧地能出土数量庞大的漆器的原因进行分析。

Warring States, Qin and Han period is one of the golden eras of lacquer technology develop- ment in China. According to the existing archaeological materials, the unearthed lacquers belonging to this era were mainly in Chu area over 2,000 years ago. The lacquerg scale, sorts, quantity and distribution un- earthed in Chu area are far more than other regions. Here the author intends to analyze the causes for a huge number of lacquers unearthed in Chu, from aspects use of iron tools, many advantages of the lacquer, such as the natural conditions of the Chu area , extensive and burial conditions of Chu tombs