紫禁城建筑脊步祥云彩画调查研究

A Study of The Cloud Patterns Painted on The Architectural Ridged Purlin of The Forbidden City

五彩祥云是紫禁城建筑脊步彩画常见的题材,其对建筑年代的判断有重要的辅助意义。本文从祥云彩画与脊步大木构件的组合规律、祥云形态、中心祥云的贴金做法、两翼祥云的颜色排列顺序等方面进行归纳统计,在前期普查和研究的基础上,筛选出一批年代确切、形制清晰的祥云彩画作为标尺,运用类型学的研究方法,分析其发展的阶段性特征,揭示出自明代初期至清代早期祥云彩画在时间上的演变脉络,以为大木年代判断提供辅助参考。

The auspicious decorated clouds commonly painted on the architectural ridged purlin of the Forbidden City usually represent the ages of the construction.Based on the cloud patterns in shape,design and the way the patterns are matched with the ridged purlin,the central pattern are gilded and the patterns on both wings are arranged by color,this thesis explores the features of the cloud patterns of periods and the changes from the early Ming to early Qing dynasty going through four stages by reference to the selected cloud pattern samples of definite age and clear shape.