图像中的戏剧——陕北东汉墓门画像再思考

An archaeological research of the burials of waist pit of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in Zhengzhou

陕北东汉画像石以墓门图像著称,题材的分布遵循一定的逻辑。部分墓门横额中的人物故事图明显受到汉代百戏表演的影响,突出娱乐性,体现了独特的艺术表达。这类图像服务的对象是送葬队伍,与陕北画像石墓门口常见的灰陶罐联系起来,都是当时葬礼活动的重要组成部分。

The stone reliefs of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Northern Shaanxi are famous for the images on tomb gates,the themes of which follow a certain logic.The theme of the stories in some of the images is obviously influenced by the performance of baixi,which emphasizes the entertainment value and centers artistic expression.The artistic expression targets at the funeral procession.The images,together with the common gray pottery pots at the tomb entrance in northern Shaanxi,make an important part of mortuary rituals then.