In The Ming Dynasty, "Wang Xixiang" Engraved This Illustration Study

As one of the classical Chinese opera treasures,Wang Xixiang gets lots of engraved versions and so high artistic value because of the fantastic illustrations by the genre artists and engraver.From the publication of Wang Xixiang versions of the illustrations,this paper analyzes the characteristics of the illustrations through the genre style,the color shaping to get the preliminary analysis of the function of the comments on the text,and explore the influence of later arts and crafts.In the narrative analysis of so many Wang Xixiang versions of the illustrations,we collect and sort any messages such as the amount,the form,the position,the engraver,the title and the collection place and so on in the chronological order,and finally summarize the four kinds of illustration supplies,four illustration styles,and four title types of the Wang Xixiang.Firstlly,we study the evolution of the trajectory by the versions of the illustrations of art analysis of Wang ixiang.We find that the illustrations evolute gradually from conveying the text by Jin Taiyue,to imitation of the stage performances,stage space and time,and from the use of metaphorical metaphorical expression of metaphor to the reader's vision as the creative concept of change.It reveals Wang Xixiang versions of the illustrations and the relationship between the script changes,to explore its narrative ability beyond the text.Secondly,the preliminary analysis of the art of the version of the illustrations of the art style:the Wang Xixiang illustrations of Jian'an prints are simple and elegant generally,and the Jinling prints reflect the process of evolution from the vigorous to the thickness,and Wulin prints illustrations inherit Huizhou prints of the dense and beautiful,and absorb Wulin local style elegant aesthetic concept,and Suzhou prints illustrations are vivid in both externality and internality,and Wuxing prints illustrations highlight its literati charm by the mature Style.Finally,woodcut prints in black and white complete the way to create a color image by the line and face of light and shade,lines density,setting time codes,and the color overprint illustrations of the version of Min Qiji have considered the aesthetic perception and Connotation in both engraving techniques or the choice of color position.In the commentary function and creation influence of the illustrations of Wang Xixiang in the publication of Ming dynasty,it reveals that the Wang Xixiang has a conscious expression and evaluation function and makes a wide range influence of later visual culture slightly.