中国传统插花艺术美学特征探析

A Probe into Aesthetics Characteristic of Traditional Chinese Flower Arrangement

系统梳理归纳了中国传统插花艺术的美学特征为:重花品(“取花如取友”)、重花器(视花器为大地,花之“金屋”、“精舍”)、重画意(“如画苑布置方妙”)、重寓意(“先有渊明后有菊”)、重欣赏(“且图教梦魂旖旎”)、重陈设(“会心者得画意”)等独特的美学特征,而这些美学特征体现了中国传统插花艺术特别注重赏花带来的精神超越,爱花惜花是古代文人插花的主要动机,“以花拟人”是传统花文化最核心的价值取向。

Aesthetic features of traditional Chinese flower arrangement art are classified as follows:emphasis on flower taste,i.e.choosing flowers is like choosing the right friends;emphasis on containers,i.e.viewing containers as the earth,hence golden house and vihara for flowers;emphasis on pictorial conception,i.e.arranging flowers is like painting a picture;emphasis on message,e.g.chrysanthemum only becomes meaningful when associated with those qualities admired by Tao Yuanming a noble secluded poet;emphasis on the power to feel the beauty,e.g.for one with an eye for beauty flowers are something that makes their dream sweet and beautiful;emphasis on display,e.g.the best display is the one that appeals to a viewer’s inner heart.These features reveal that traditional Chinese flower arrangement attaches great importance to sublimation and spiritual transcendence in enjoying flower.The primary motive of ancient Chinese scholars’fondness of flower arrangement lies in their love for flowers.The core value of traditional flower culture consists in the personification of flowers.