为何明清玻璃画外销西方?——基于西画东瞻的视角

Chinese Glass Paintings and the West: Fusion and Impact

明清时期玻璃画远销欧美是中西文化交流史上比较引人瞩目的现象,它在一定程度上颠覆了我们对近代艺术领域“西学东渐”的刻板印象,表明中国传统艺术经验对西方绘画的影响并非微不足道。明清玻璃画远销西方,主要是因为它融合了中西绘画理念和技法,添加了丰富的中国元素。中国传统审美经验对近代西方艺术的反哺,也令欧美艺术界对明清玻璃画日渐重视。为此,应当抛弃各种艺术偏见,重估明清玻璃画在近代中西艺术交流史上的局限与贡献。

Chinese glass paintings were popular in the Western market in the Ming and Qing dynasties. This fact challenges the theory that a Western influence dominated the late imperial Chinese art and reveals an influence of Chinese art on Western paintings. Chinese glass paintings in the Ming and Qing dynasties fused the idea and technique of Chinese and Western art, added Chinese elements, and became popular in the West when chinoiserie gained popularity. Hence it is time to reevaluate the influence of Chinese glass paintings on the cross-cultural communication between the Chinese and the Western art.