中国古船彩绘艺术

The Art of Ancient Chinese Boat Painting

中国古船彩绘艺术蕴意着中国古人“意道同构”的美学思想,是实用美学的物象呈现,从中可以探索古人“天人合一”“一元二极”的思维模式,对认识和发现构成中国古代审美思维的内在因素有着深远的意义。中国古船彩绘艺术自诞生,就不断经历“以目观美”的演化过程,它是古人追求美的具体表现,中国古帆船的彩绘题材内容非常丰富,不仅绘有“瑞兽祥云”“八仙过海”“鳌鱼驮岛栖海图”等神话故事,还有“日出东升”“吉祥如意”的象征图案,在现存的传世图谱中可见鸟眼、龙形、太极图等图案,可以看出勤劳智慧的古先民们从未停止过对美的渴望和追求。

The art of Chinese ancient boat painting mirrors the ancient Chinese aesthetic idea of "the same structure of meaning and way",and it is a representation of practical aesthetics.From this perspective,insights can be gained into the ancients’ thinking modes: "unity of man and nature" and "one element and two poles".This art has far-reaching significances to discover such internal factors that constitute the ancient Chinese aesthetic thinking.