汉画像中羊形象的审美内涵及价值

The Aesthetic Meaning and Values of Sheep as Portrayed in the Han-Dynasty Stone Relief

羊在汉画像里,蕴含极其丰富。它作为汉画像中诸多形象的典型代表之一,呈现出了现实与想象交相辉映的风格美、寓教于画的教化美、约定俗成的民俗美、与人共处的和谐美等审美意义,使它不仅成为汉代人心目中吉祥、祥瑞的象征,而且其所传达出的积极内涵,对今天的社会,也有着十分重要的现实意义。

The image of sheep as portrayed in the Han-Dynasty stone relief takes on varied aesthetic characteristics . First, it has diverse styles.Second, it integrates both realism and romanticism .Third, it displays an air of optim-ism inherent in people living in the Han Dynasty .Therefore, people in the Han Dynasty regarded the sheep as a mild-tempered and auspicious animal whose positive connotations and symbolic significance are still visibly felt in today’s Chinese society.