Six Figures Figurines Unearthed In Nanjing

Figurines are an important part of ancient Chinese funerary objects, figurines which are buried in the tombs and other grave goods, contain a variety of information of ancient time, it can directly reflect the prevailing social customs, Yufu system, economic development, arts and culture and so on.The object of this paper is the Six Dynasties character figurines of Nanjing. According to the different characters of figurines, they could be divided into four stages of Sun Wu, Western Jin, Eastern Jin Dynasty early, the Eastern Jin late to Liu Song period, the Southern Dynasty in the late on the basis of classification which reflects the character figurines development process and evolution of context. Character figurines in shape and style had changed at different times for the dynasties, of introduction of alien cultural factors, their own culture changes and so on.Sun Wu Western Jin Dynasty is the epidemic period of celadon figurines. In early Eastern Jin Dynasty, celadon figurines disappeared and figurines became popular. After Wu, Western Jin, Eastern Jin Dynasty, Southern Dynasties the figurines went on developing with the increasing number, diverse varieties, sophisticated shaping technology, highly personalized style, more realistic form, expertise of production technology. The image of character figurines is mostly static in Six Dynasties period.This static vivid style, can be said that a distinctive artistic features of Six Dynasties character figurines. During this period the production process has well-versed in shape and in minor details as well as mastery lines which had reached a superb level and laid a solid foundation for the height of the development Sui and Tang character figurines Art.Character figurines are living specimens for the study of Six Dynasties period costumes. Clothing culture is an important cultural identification of a period, Six clothing fashion is a distinctive product of socio-economic development and national integration. Is the result of the fusion of era, society and the culture. Six Dynasties clothing in succession developed on basis the Qin and Han clothing, but according to the study of character figurines, Six Dynasties clothing have a significant change in many aspects. Natural, elegant, free and easy became the best description of the style of Six Dynasties clothing.