汉画像石鸟鱼组合图像解析

鸟类与鱼类是中国古代装饰艺术中历史最为悠久、延续时间最长、最普遍被人们接受的表现题材之一。由于其拥有独特的自然属性,被古人认为是天和地的象征物。汉画像石中的鸟、鱼组合图像,既是史前巫术沟通天地观念的延续,又是汉代厚葬习俗和时人宇宙观念影响下的灵魂升天图像简化的结果。

An Analysis of the Combinative Image of Birds and Fish in the Stone Relief of the Han Dynasty

The bird and fish are one of the popular themes that have been long accepted by Chinese in their ancient decorative arts.They were regarded by the ancients as the symbol of heaven and earth for their unique natural attributes.The combinative picture of birds and fish on the stone relief in the Han Dynasty is both the extension of the idea of linking the heaven with earth by the wizards in the prehistoric age,and the simplified picture of the soul going up to heaven,a tradition forming under the influence of the custom of burying with full honors and the concept of universe in the Han Dynasty.