手炉纹饰与工艺

Ornamentation and Craftsmanship of Hand Warmer

手炉为旧时掌中取暖工具。他的纹饰和工艺反映了当时人们在社会实践中产生的感情、崇尚、愿望和审美观等,其凝练的艺术审美、丰富的文化底蕴给人一种回味无穷的享受。本文重点阐述了手炉的起源和发展,探析手炉纹饰和工艺中可能含有的丰富意蕴,以便加以弘扬传播,让手炉艺术能够长久流传于世。

Hand warmer（Shou Lu） is a time-honoured handheld tool to warm hands. Its ornamentation and craftsmanship reflect people＇s feelings, preference, aspiration and aesthetic taste generated in their social practice, and its concise aesthetic, rich cultural heritage offers a memorable experience. This paper focuses on the origin and development of hand warmer, and explores the possible rich implication contained in its ornamentation and craftsmanship, in order to promote the popularity and continuity of hand warmer as an artistic embodiment.