山西门帘画初探

Exploration on Shanxi Door Curtain Paintings

门帘画流行于山西、陕西、河北和山东的局部地区,在民国和建国初期曾经十分盛行。门帘画是女方家的嫁妆之一,挂门帘是结婚时的一项重要仪式。门帘画的内容要表达出对新婚夫妻的美好祝福,充满吉祥寓意。门帘画的制作由缝制、绘画、钉板子、编结等工序组成,由多人协同完成。门帘画是汉民族特有的绘画形式,是儒释道三教合一影响下的产物。

Door curtain paintings are popular in some districts of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei and Shandong provinces.They were in vogue during the time of Minguo and early People’ s Republic.Door curtain painting is one of the dowries of a bride.Hanging door curtain painting is a very important term of a marriage ceremony.The content of a door curtain painting must express some good blessings to the wedding couple and be full of auspicious meanings.A door curtain painting must be produced in many steps including;sewing, paint-ing, nailing boards, plaiting, and so on, which must be finished collaboratively by many people.Door curtain painting is a unique painting form of Han Nationality which is the production under the influence of the unity of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.