试论曾侯乙墓墓主内棺龙纹

曾侯乙墓墓主棺木的花纹以龙纹最为复杂、最为繁缛，具有深刻含义的，值得探讨。楚人重生死，楚绘画与雕刻的一些艺术形式特征也理所当然地与楚人对生命与死亡的态度相关。本文首先讨论内棺纹饰的特征形态，再从《山海经》等文献资料中对龙纹进行考证，了解龙纹形态的特征、龙纹背后的含义。试图从这些认识丰富形象背后认识楚人的魂魄二元观念。

Dragon Design of Zenghouyi Tomb

Hubei Suizhou Zenghouyi Tomb has the pattern of the tomb dragon which is the most complex and variegated. It is worthwhile and meaningful to explore the tomb dragon design inside the coffin. The Chu people attached importance to life and death. Of course Chu painting and carving art had the characteristics of their people and their attitude towards life and death. This paper first discusses the inner coffin ornamentation with the characteristic morphology of dragons, then examines and understands the characteristics of the dragon form as well as the meaning behind from the literature of ShanhaiJing so as to understand the soul binary concept of the Chu people.