The Research Of Xixia's Decorative Patterns

Xixia decorative patterns are colorful.In summary,it mainly includes plant patterns,animal patterns,geometric patterns and other decorative patterns.In the plant pattern,the peony pattern is mostly decorated in a side view form using a technique of etching and "painting" on the surface of the porcelain.Its shape changes with the different types of porcelain,and the branches are vigorous and powerful,with multi-ethnic characteristics.Lotus pattern is popular because of Xixia's belief in Buddhism,It is the product of the combination of native lotus and exotic Buddhist lotus patterns.In addition to the Buddhist factors in Xixia,it also coincides with the Xixia people's concept of reproductive worship and the pursuit of eternal life.In the process of decoration,the grass pattern has innovated a new style of bean sprouts,which not only appears in combination with Buddhist implements and sitting Buddhas,but also breaks through the decorative form of the Liao and Jin lines in the same period.Larger areas are decorated on the top and walls of the grotto.The BaoXianghua is a imaginary combination of decorative patterns,In the XiXia Grottoes of Mogao Grottoes and Yulin Grottoes,there are two different styles of front and side.Among the animal patterns,the dragon pattern is influenced by political,cultural and national characteristics.There are five special shapes of the dragon has Phoenix head,dragons around the phoenix,dragons' hair like steel needles,dragons' hair like horses and one dragon has double heads.Among them,the Double-headed dragon pattern,which has been researched,should be the"Dizhou" in the tombs that is paired with "Tianguan".The phoenix shape is different from the previous generation.The phoenix's mouth is not placed in the flowering branches,but is placed in the squid.The shackles are wrapped around the feet and not in the mouth.The jewels become chased or worn by the mouth.The phoenix pattern expresses different connotations through different positions of decoration.In the top of the grottoes expresses the authority of the posterior family.In the four wells of the algae,it represents auspicious the of the Buddha country,and on the utensils it expresses festive.The leaching powder is the usual coloring technique for the phoenix in the Xixia Grottoes.As the typical decorative pattern of Buddhism,the animal face pattern is mostly a relatively gentle lion-faced head.The animal face that is decorated on the Vada and Dripping are guardian,while the pagoda and mural paintings are the "Blessings of Heaven" in Buddhism.In the geometric pattern,although the bead pattern was transmitted by the Persian Sasanian dynasty,its extraterritorial features and religious meanings were not obvious.In the decoration process,only the function of beautifying and separating the picture is played,part of it is changed by coloring,and a new style of ellipse+diamond(fuzzy)is also formed.The rhombus pattern is neat and regular,in addition to the decorative effect,it also plays a role in defining the boundary of the theme picture and expressing the warp and weft structure of the textile.Among other decorative patterns,the vajra mystical weapon pattern is transformed from the Buddhist Tantra vajra mystical weapon,which is distorted during the transformation process or combined with other patterns.It is mainly based on three strands,not only simple but also delicate.ln the decoration,although the Tantrics appeared on the borders of other sectarian Buddhist scriptures,but the whole has not broken through the religion to the secular.As a Buddhist decorative pattern that reflects the super-energy properties,the flame pattern is mostly backed by a group of raging fires.The shape in the headlight is simplified,and the proportion is greatly reduced.Moire patterns appear in combination,in which grape striate and leaf shape are rarely seen in other periods.The Xixia decorative pattern follows the form of symmetry,proportion,space,rhythm and harmonious form of the United States,and the color is mainly interspersed with red,green,blue;red,green,yellow;black,green,yellow;black,white,ash;gold and so on.In the application of the overall effect,contrast and reconciliation relationship,association and rhythm and other principles.In summary,Xixia decorative patterns,whether their categories,features,composition,and color,are mostly recreated on the basis of extensive absorption.