中古丝织品“羊”图像的象征性意涵再探——以日本正仓院羊木腊缬屏风为例

An Investigation into the Symbolism of“Goat”Image in Medieval Silk Fabrics:A Case Study of the Wax Printing Screen with Design of Goat and Tree in Shosoin,Japan

关于唐代丝织品出现“羊”的图像,历来已经有研究者围绕“羊树锦”图案的出现情况做了解读,但是对于羊这一形象在丝织品上频繁出现的原因,很少有学者进行专门的论述,从“羊树锦”这一样式的来源推断,羊的形象的频繁出现,可能和中亚的部分信仰流传有着密切的关系。本文拟从羊的信仰入手,分析羊图案这一“范式”在传播过程中出现的重大变化,对羊图像的象征性意涵做一个可能性的推测。

This paper focuses on the"goat"image in silk fabrics in the Tang Dynasty,hoping to make a plausible speculation on's symbolism.Due to the absence of cause analysis on the frequent appearance of"goat"pattern on silk fabrics.This paper firstly investigates the belief in goat in Central Asia,and then analyzes the significant changes in the"goat"image,as a paradigm,during’s spread process.