The Reserch Of Comb In Tang Dynasty

Tang Dynasty is a very characteristic era of Chinese history during which thepolitics and economy has reached the peak. Vast territory, developed economy,advanced politics, national integration and prosperous culture have left us abundantculture heritage. During this period, the arts and crafts gradually became prosperous.Manufacture of gold and silver ware, silk, china, jade ware gain great achievement.Meanwhile, with the development of the Silk Road, the integration of the Culture ofthe western China and Central Plain Culture had formed an unique style. The arts andcrafts combined the western and Chinese culture is very influential.Comb, which could be dated from6000years ago, originates from the LiangchuCulture. The shape varied with the change of time. The Comb is stuck in the hairduring Zhou dynasty and reach the peak in Tang dynasty. It is not only used in dailylife but also used as burial objects, tributes and rewards. More often, it was used asdecorations for women. The custom was popular in Tang Dynasty by the influence ofthe economy, politics, nation integration, change of woman social status and changeof costumes. The custom also promote the development of Comb shape. The texture,decoration and craft were great developed. The Comb was used to show the specialsocial status and carefully crafted. Thus, the Comb in Tang Dynasty is the strongevidence to show the craftsmanship of the time.The basic research method is reference citation. The research is done byreferences and objects in terms of time and region. The feature and change of usage ofComb are analyzed by both horizontal and vertical principal lines. First, the Comb inPre-Tang Dynasty era is overviewed. The form of Comb before Tang Dynasty isresearched to base the research of Comb in Tang Dynasty. Second, Tang Dynasty isdivided into early Tang Dynasty, prosperous Tang Dynasty, middle Tang Dynasty andlate Tang Dynasty. The influence of politics, economy, culture and woman socialstatus on Comb is analyzed. Third, the introduce of multiple usage, official andprivate manufacture. Fourth, the artistic features are analyzed in terms of the texture, shape and decoration. The features, which conforms the new time feature, is chosen toput into practice. The influence of the features on the current jewelry-design areanalyzed.