Addendum to the Pottery Map of Qin and Han Dynasties Volume 4 1 Attached to the Remaining Volume of Volume 4 of Ancient Gold 1 Addendum 1 Zhu Fengji of Qing Dynasty.
The picture comes from this ancient book about ancient tile, and the electronic version of this book can be obtained in the lower right corner of the picture.
The pattern design of ceramic tiles is beautiful, and the fonts are changeable, such as moire, geometric pattern, gluttonous pattern, character pattern, animal pattern and so on. It is an exquisite work of art and belongs to the unique cultural and artistic heritage of China.
In the early years of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, Zhu Feng got 30 kinds of tiles in Chang 'an. Zhu Feng's prototype was copied into this book called Pictures. The preface of this volume is the twenty-four years of Qing Qianlong. This is the first monograph on ceramic tiles in China. This book collects the coin patterns of various knives and cloths in the pre-Qin period. Tile, also known as tile head, is an ornament on the eaves of ancient houses. The tile is round or semi-circular, which is the drooping part of the tile roof, and is generally called the tile head. The function of the tile is to protect the eaves, and the tile pipe partially covers the gap between two rows of tiles, preventing rainwater leakage from the roof, increasing the firmness and aesthetics of the building, and becoming a treasure with dual functions.
Archaeological findings show that since the Warring States period, due to the development of productive forces, the rulers of the Warring States period built a large number of temples in the Qin and Han Dynasties. The use of ceramic tiles has reached its peak. Since the mid-Qing Dynasty, the ancient tile pawn has been regarded as an antique, competing for collection. Shaanxi was the capital of Qin and Han Dynasties, with the largest number of tiles unearthed.
The development of tile has experienced the development process of image tile, pattern tile and text tile. Among them, the image tiles in Qin and Han dynasties are mostly, and the figure tiles in Han dynasty are mostly. Patterned tiles run through Qin and Han Dynasties.
The study of Wadang in Qin and Han Dynasties began in Song Dynasty, such as Ouyang Xiu's Collection of Historical Records. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Feng compiled Xi Anwadang into Pottery in Qin and Han Dynasties, which is the earliest monograph on the study of Wadang characters in China.
In the Qin Dynasty, there appeared a variety of tile patterns, such as deer pattern, tiger goose pattern, fighting beast pattern, double badger pattern, four beast pattern, real talent pattern, leopard pattern and so on. Birds, phoenixes, flying geese, etc. ; Insects, cicadas, butterflies and other plants or other patterns, such as sunflower pattern, swallow tree pattern, creeping weed pattern, tree pattern, moire pattern, etc., have outstanding characteristics. The animal's body is basically a profile image of one ear and two legs, with vivid image, free and unrestrained, realistic modeling and balanced conception.
In Qin bricks, decorative patterns account for the majority, and the proportion in characters is very small. It can be seen that "Hong Fei prolongs life", in which "Hong Fei" is an image decoration and "prolong life" is two words. According to textual research, this kind of tile is used by Qin Hongtai Taihe to watch the space; "Long live Yuyang", "Long live a long life without borders", "Long live a thousand years", "Long live a long life without borders" and "End one's life" are all auspicious words, but there are also many different words, such as "prolong life", "Long live a thousand years" and "infinite days". There are also different patterns on the tile with Chinese characters, so it is called "Chinese character pattern tile". Most of the characters or patterns on corrugated tiles are raised, which are formed by molding and then firing. The fonts used are all seal script. They have diverse structures, uneven outlines and delicate pens. In a limited range with a diameter of less than one foot, it can be dense and elegant, looking around, but there is no sense of formality and stagnation.
By the Han Dynasty, the tile of Chinese character pattern, whether in font, structure or style, had distinct characteristics of the times, new writing interest and new artistic conception.
Pattern tile is the development and change of image tile. Pattern art originates from life and is higher than life. Only with a deep understanding of life can we generalize and summarize the dynamic pattern images. Elegant and comfortable individual tiles have high artistic value.