宁夏彭阳宋墓所见人鱼形象分析

Analysis of Mermaid in the Song Dynasty Tomb of Pengyang in Ningxia

人鱼形象在宋代墓葬中多有出现,然多以人首鱼身俑的明器形式存在。本文试结合宁夏彭阳宋墓中新发现的一块人鱼砖雕壁画对宋代墓葬中俑和壁画这两类性质不同的人鱼形象做出辨析,并从文献记载中梳理其脉络渊源,最后揭示出人鱼形象出现在墓葬中寄托了墓主人祈求死而复生,升天成仙的美好愿望。

Mermaid appears in the Song Dynasty tombs consequently, but more appears in the way of the merman pottery figurines. In this paper, a new mermaid brick mural painting in the Songyang tomb of Ningxia has been used to distinguish the mummified figurines and murals in the Song Dynasty, and to sort out the source of the mermaid from the records. At last, The image appears in the burial of the tomb of the people who pray for the dead and the resurrection, ascending to the immortal good wishes.