五彩瓷“洗象图”考析——以巴特勒家族藏青花五彩“洗象图盖罐”为例

Analysis of the Image of “Washing the elephant” in Wucai Porcelain——Take Underglaze-Blue and Wucai Porcelain Jar of the Picture of “Washing the elephant” Collected by the Butler family for Example

源于佛教故事"洗象图"具有多层谐音的吉祥寓意,以此为题材的"洗象"图式备受上至皇族贵戚下至普通百姓的喜爱,并广泛地表现在绘画、版画、五彩瓷等艺术作品的创作中。清顺治至康熙早期,五彩瓷中的"洗象图"在人物形态、场景布局上与绘画、版画中的"洗象图"有着极为相似之处。本文将英国巴特勒爵士家族藏青花五彩洗象图题诗盖罐中的人物场景与绘画、版画中人物、大象和场景进行对比分析,研究五彩瓷中的"洗象图"与绘画、版画之间的渊源关系和图像设计的延展,从而发掘五彩瓷图像所承载的文化内涵和精神价值。

Originated from the auspicious meaning of the lots of homonym in the Buddhist story "Bathe the Elephant", the "Bathe the Elephant" image of this theme is widely loved by the royal family from to the ordinary people. And it is expressed in the creation of paintings, prints, porcelain and other works of art. From the early Qing Dynasty of Kangxi period, the image of "Bathe the Elephant" in the Wucai porcelain had very similar features to the "Washing the elephant" in painting and printmaking. In this paper, the author compares and analyzes the painting, printmaking characters, elephants and scenes with the collection of "The Jar of Underglaze-blue and Wucai Washing the elephant and poems" by Sir Butler's family. This paper studies the relationship between "Bathe the Elephant" and painting and printmaking in Wucai porcelain, and the continuation and development of image design, so as to explore the cultural connotation and spiritual value of multicolored porcelain images.