浅谈中国古代绘画中的白色

Briefly Talk about White in Ancient Chinese Painting

本文以中国画中的“白色”为主要研究方向,白色既可以说是构图意义上的没有画面表现的留白,是中国画所特有的背景及空间处理方式。也可以说是绘画材料本身的白色,文中分析了三种古代常用白色颜料:白垩土、铅粉及蛤粉在绘画中的运用和发展历史,并通过举例说明不同白色在相对应绘画作品上所呈现出来的效果,从而对古代白色颜料有更加具体的认识。

This paper takes"white"in Chinese painting as the main research direction.White can be said to be the blank without picture expression in the sense of composition,and it is the unique background and space processing method of Chinese painting.It can also be said that the white of painting materials themselves.This paper analyzes the application and development history of three commonly used white pigments in ancient times:chalk soil,lead powder and clam powder in painting,and illustrates the effects of different whites on corresponding painting works through examples,so as to have a more specific understanding of ancient white pigments.