简论门户及其与门神、门画之关系

On the Relations between the Door,the Door-god and the Door-painting

门神观念是我国传统民俗观念之一,其产生与早期人们对门户的认识与理解相关。门户不仅是建筑实体,且具有多重社会文化意义,具有内涵的丰富性和形式的多样性。出于装点、神秘化门户的需要,门画这种艺术形式得以出现并传承至今,成为当代一类历史文化的活化石。

The concept of Door-god is one of the traditional folk ideas in our country, and its being is directly related to the early people＇ s awareness and understanding to the door. The door is not only a kind of architecture entity, but also it has a variety of social and cultural meanings. So the door has a rich connotations and a diversity of forms. In order to decorate and mystify the door, door-painting acting as a form of traditional art appeared and had been passed to today. Door-painting should been regarded as the living fossil of our history and culture.