The Cultural Connotations And Aesthetic Values Of The Portrait Stone Of Han Dynasty

The portrait stone of Han Dynasty refers to the carved portraits on stones in order to decorate the tomb,the tomb of Temple, the tomb of Que,burials and other buildings. It is only belonged to Han Dynasty in China and manufactured by most folk artists without names, who took the stone as a land and a knife as a brush. They painted and carved on the stone average with a hook line of ink or color. The portrait stone of Han Dynasty dated back to the mid-Western Han Dynasty, populated in the mid and late Eastern Han Dynasty and declined in the latest stage of Eastern Han Dynasty. It is the products of specific historical period with distinctive characteristics of that time and national characteristics of China, and it is also the treasures in ancient cultural heritage.The portrait stones of Han Dynasty are rich in resources.They are distributed in wide regions in china; but mainly in Henan, Shandong, Sichuan, Shanbei provinces and other places.This distribution is associated with the local economy, culture, common social practice and folk customs.Since the painted stones of Han Dynasty have been found, they have attracted the attentions of scholars.They settled off a research upsurge and the study of the painted stone of Han Dynasty has experienced four different stages.As a product under the given cultural background, the painted stone of Han Dynasty has rich and unique cultural connotations.It is a way of expressing good wishes that the Han people prayed for long lives,happiness and avoided confusion disasters.Not only does it reflect the views of the Han people's life and death, cosmology, but also reflects the thoughts of Confucian and Taoism, Popular folk-believes,the original religious consciousness, folk customs and other contents.As an outstanding representative of the Han's art, the painted stone of Han Dynasty reflects the unique aesthetic taste and aesthetic ideals in Chinese art and has high aesthetic values.Firstly, it has a unique and beautiful form:carved and painted model integration, Smooth and strong line, Flexible composition. Secondly, it has diverse aesthetic styles.The folk artists adopted many artistic techniques,such as realism, exaggeration, distortion and symbol to portray artistic images,so that the realism, romantic, symbolism are complementary at the intersection of integration.Thirdly, it has rich and pretty contents:the pursuit of freehand brushwork, the natural expression of harmonious meaning, the display of optimistic national spirit.Even today, the painted stone of Han Dynasty is still playing a vital role.It is still emitting a fascinating artistic brilliance and spirit of the charm.We are still deeply moved and shocked by it.