跨湖桥:华夏漆器文化的发源

Kuahuqiao: The Origin of Lacquer Culture from China

自八千年以前,位于杭州萧山的跨湖桥文化见证了华夏漆器文化的诞生。以杭州为发源,历经各个时期至宋元时迎来了中华漆器的黄金时代,诞生了无数璀璨的漆艺杰作。在这一发展过程中,漆器艺术作为中华文化极具特色的物质表现,随着陆海丝绸之路的形成,与丝绸、瓷器等中国物产一道远播海外,为世界物质文明的发展作出卓越贡献。中国漆器坚牢耐用、迷人雅致,受到了世界各地人们的喜爱与珍视。因此,追本溯源,对跨湖桥漆器文化乃至中华漆器文化的肇始再行观察,将让我们对中华漆器文化的形成有更深入了解。

About 8 thousands years ago, lacquer culture was born in the Kuahuqiao, Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, China. From Hangzhou, the Chinese lacquer art with various masterpieces came to golden age in Song Yuan period after development of dynasties . In this course, as the most characteristic products, lacquer ware, silk and porcelain were spread oversea, contributed greatly to the material civilization of world. Because of its fineness, Chinese lacquer art was treasured by the people around the world. Exploring on Kuahuqiao and the origin of Chinese lacquer art, should be meaningful to understand the formation of Chinese lacquer culture.