北宋登封窑婴戏图瓷枕的形制与文化功能探析

Research on the Shape and Cultural Function of the Porcelain Pillow with Playing Children Design in Dengfeng Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty

“登封窑”始烧于隋唐时期,北宋年间达到鼎盛,衰落于元代。登封窑烧制的瓷枕工艺精湛、纹饰精美、造型独特,立足于多元的区域与亲民的世俗情感,备受广大民众喜爱。登封窑又将人文品质传承发扬,以装饰技艺著称于当时社会,是中原地区极具代表性的窑口,是北宋时期陶瓷装饰的集大成者,被誉为“中原民间第一窑”。瓷枕中的人物纹样大多采用当时盛行的婴戏图装饰。婴戏图蕴含吉祥寓意,与瓷枕的结合可谓是相得益彰、天作之合。

“Dengfeng Kiln”,initially burned in the Tang Dynasty,reached its peak in the Northern Song Dynasty and began to decline in the Yuan Dynasty.Porcelain pillow produced in Dengfeng kiln rooted its creation ideas from the diversity of the region and the secular feelings of the people and resultantly was much loved by the then public due to its exquisite technique,beautiful decorative patterns,and unique shape.Also,Dengfeng kiln,renowned for its decorative technique and acclaimed as the first kiln in the Central Plains region,carries forward the humanistic quality and thus is seen as the representative kiln in that region in the Northern Song Dynasty.Patterns on the ceramic pillows adopted the then popular“playing children”decoration which bears the implication of luck and blessing.The combination of the two brings out the best in each other and therefore is quite a match.