"A spring dream of rain often makes the tiles flutter, and the wind is full of flags throughout the day." Li Shangyin, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote this poem after watching the rain hitting the eaves. The tiles on the eaves are of great significance in traditional Chinese architecture. They can not only protect the house from wind and rain erosion, but also beautify the building.
The exquisite tiles are immersed in Chinese history and culture. The evolution of tiles reflects the evolution of Chinese history and culture.
"Cihai" explains tiles like this: "Dang, bottom, the tiles covering the eaves are at the bottom of the tiles, and the joints are compared to the ends of the eaves. The tiles are shielding each other, so it has the name Dang. ."
The tiles are laid one by one, arranged from the ridge to the eaves, and the leading tile is at the bottom of the tiles. The ancients used "dang" as the "bottom", hence the name.
The most exquisite tiles in Chinese history must have come from the Qin, Han and Liang Dynasties. The so-called "Qin Bricks and Han Tiles" refers to the very high attainments in tile art during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
For example, the deer-shaped tiles of the Qin Dynasty
The tiles of the Qin Dynasty were mostly animal patterns, with different meanings.
The appearance of text tiles during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty set a precedent for the style of text tiles.
There is no limit to the number of characters in the text, ranging from 1 character to 12 characters, from auspicious words such as "Longevity" to "Wei Han conquered the world in three years" and "Chongyong" "嵯娨" and other narrative words. No matter how many characters there are, they are mainly arranged in front of the face. Most of them are in seal script, which is elegant and grand. The small tiles are ingeniously laid out and grand.
The tiles evolved into the Tang Dynasty , influenced by foreign Buddhism, they all had lotus patterns.
In the Song Dynasty, the tile patterns were mostly animal faces.
In the final analysis, the tile art of the Han Dynasty was the highest.
The Four Gods tiles made of the four sacred beasts of Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu are the most powerful in the history of tiles.
The Four Gods tiles come in different patterns and sizes. Strictly controlled, each type of mythical animal tile is different in size.
For example, the dragon pattern tile has a diameter of 19.3 cm, the dragon head is wide open, the dragon body is coiled, and it is majestic. < /p>
The tiger-patterned tile has a diameter of 17.2 centimeters. The tiger stares, opens its mouth, stretches its limbs, roars, and roars.
The diameter of the red bird tile is 18.3 centimeters, which is either a phoenix or a phoenix. It is a luan, holding a pearl in its mouth, with its head raised and its tail raised.
The Xuanwu tile is 19 centimeters in diameter, with the shape of a turtle and a snake.
After seeing so many tiles, is it an improvement? Are you interested in traditional ancient architecture? In fact, many cultural connotations in history are integrated into many historical buildings. The historical significance behind even inconspicuous objects cannot be underestimated.