Reseach On Art Design Of Ming And Qing Dynasties Hand Warmer

A long history of the Chinese nation’s traditional culture is extensive and profound.And traditional folk culture, which is close to people’s daily lives, is an important aspect of Chinese traditional culture.As one of the representative of the traditional folk handicrafts, which is named Ming and qing dynasties hand warmer.It has carried withskill and wisdom of workmen and artisans in successive dynasties,although it is a production tool for warmth used by the ancients. Therefore, it contains abundant traditional culture and deep historical meaning.This paper takes Ming and qing dynasties hand warmer as study object, and focuses on art design to make a research on historical origin and development process of Ming and qing dynasties hand warmer employing the methods of field research, literature review, comparative analysis and comprehensive analysis. In this study, it presents that hand warmer has produced in the spring and autumn and warring-states period, and existed as sandalwood burner. And it sums up the development background of hand warmer in political, economic, technological and cultural fields, and anlyzes the reasons for development’s peak on hand warmer in Ming and Qing dynasties and its influences produced by design.And then, it concludes design concept, design technique and esthetic characteristics of Ming and qing dynasties hand warmer, and systematically summaries the feasures art design, the cultural connotation of folk customs, aesthetic culture and historical and culture value which Ming and qing dynasties hand warmer contains, it could make a certain contribution of Inheriting and carrying forward the Chinese traditional culture.Hand warmer is real product featured with traditional craft,including financial chisel, divining stalks, engraving, carving and other craft skills and showing poems, calligraphg, painting and seal cutting. Therefore,it is no longer a simple tool for warm, but an artwork for nurturing spirituality. Itreflects profound cultural accumulation, social customs and life styles in Ming and Qing dynasties, embodies remarkable wisdom of Chinese nation, and carries extensive and profound traditional culture of Chinese nation. Therefore, it not only has high artistic value, but has extremely high historical and cultural value.