论传统汉字装饰的材美工巧

The Material and Craftsmanship in Traditional Chinese Character Decoration

天时、地气、材美、工巧为我国古代的4个造物标准,传统汉字装饰也离不开这些标准,特别是其中的材美与工巧。汉字的装饰美感,除了通过点画的美化修饰而获得外,与制作书写的材料(材美)以及制作工艺(工巧)紧密相关。从材料来看,不同的制作材质与载体材质会创造出不同的美,从而带给人不同的审美感受;从制作工艺来讲,技术的或工或拙,会产生或精致或朴素的审美效果。同时,材美与工巧密不可分,只有因"材"施"技",才能创造出传统汉字装饰的精良之作。

Climatic condition, atmosphere, material beauty, craftsmanship are the four creation standards in ancient China. Traditional Chinese character decoration also cannot do without these standards, especially in material beauty and craftsmanship. Besides acquiring through the landscape modification stipple, the esthetic sense in Chinese character decoration is closely related to the writing materials and processing craftsmanship. From the viewpoint of material, different production materials and carrier materials could create different beauties, so as to bring people different aesthetic feelings; from the viewpoint of production process, technology of finesse or earthiness could produce delicate or simple aesthetic effects. The material beauty is closely connected with craftsmanship while the fine traditional Chinese character decoration could be created only because of the craftsmanship based upon proper materials.