Research Of Design Art And Application Of "Pushou Ring"

"Pushou Ring" (a kind of door decoration; most are in the form of "Animal Head with Ring Handle") is a typical form of ancient Chinese manufacturing culture and the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient working people. It has passed down in complex but regular images and become the important heritage of human civilization. Even in current times when the traditional culture is booming, it’s necessary to further study the origin, establishment, evolution and problems behind the development process of the art form of "Pushou Ring". From the angle of production process, "Pushou Ring" has similarities with modern product design. This thesis, by the sequence of historical development, combined with the social and other factors of different historical periods and discussed the development and evolution of the decorative form and style of "Pushou Ring". The thesis adopted the methods of documentary, object observation, interview and other research methods to make in-depth study of the decoration origin, form establishment, combination evolution and other aspects. It also analyzed its practical application in the different artifacts referring to a large number of real data. Then the author analyzed and discussed the decorative form, structure, materials, production technology, culturalconnotation etc. of "Pushou Ring". Finally, in the perspective of design, the thesis conducted case study of the collected modern "Pushou Ring" products as well as the design methods. In addition, through comparative analysis, the author explored the inspiration and reference of "Anping Sword Lion" to "Pushou Ring" in cultural and creative design application.The form of "Pushou Ring" is the epitome of the development of Chinese traditional culture for thousands of years. The thesis wishes to make in-depth study of the modern application value of "Pushou Ring" through this subject. By studying its association between decoration form and cultural symbol, the thesis shows the contemporary value of this traditional culture element, which also provides reference to researches of other traditional cultural relics.