中国古代“文”的观念及其对偶互补机制

The Concept of "Wen" in Ancient Chinese Culture and Its Complementary Duality

在中国文化中,"文"字概念的一个核心层面即其所包含的对偶互补机制。从战国以来,对"文"字的阐释就开始与二元对偶的观念相结合,这一点,既与之前的文(纹)饰传统不可分割,同时又深刻地决定了后来对"文"的理解的大方向。通过对礼器文(纹)饰以及文章的表现形态分析,可以非常清楚地看出,作为对偶观念的"文"怎样表现为具体的艺术形式,同时这些艺术的形式特征反过来也印证了"文"的观念的核心,就在于其终极性的对偶互补之中。

One of the core concept of ＂Wen＂ lies in its complementary duality in Chinese culture. The ex- planation of ＂Wen＂ had been combined with the concept of duality since the Warring States Period ; moreover, it is related to the ornamentation tradition before and decides the comprehension about ＂Wen＂ later. Through the analysis of ritual implement and presentation of articles, ry duality, interacts with the specific art forms. it is easy to find that ＂Wen＂, including its complementa-