匠师巧思——楚国漆器设计的文化语义探析

The Creativity of Craftsman:A Cultural Semantic Analysis of Chu State Lacquerware Design

楚漆器器型和纹饰设计中都遵循了“制器尚象”原则,制器中大量使用“凤鸟”造型和纹饰,且漆器造型和纹饰设计写实与变形、抽象相结合,另有大量呈现楚人生活场景和巫术活动的漆彩绘独具特色。这些器物符号其实言说的是重巫、信祀和崇神的楚文化以及楚人的凤鸟崇拜等文化心理和精神信仰,器物史就是文化史,器物本身就是文化的凝结。

The design of the shape and decoration of Chu lacquerware follows the principle of imitating images,and a large number of lacquerwares are inshape of “phoenix”.And the design of lacquer modeling and decorative patterns combines realism with deformation and abstraction.There are also a large number of unique lacquer paintings,that present the living scenes witchcraft activities of Chu people.These symbols of lacquers actually speak of the cultural psychology and spiritual beliefs of the Chu culture,which values witchcraft,worship and deities,as well as the phoenix worship of the Chu people.The history of artifacts is the history of culture,and the artifacts themselves are the condensation of culture.