An Analysis Of Ancient Chinese Children's Play Theme Painting

The ancient Chinese children's play theme painting has a long history.According to historical records,in the Wei and Jin Dynasties,the children's image appeared in the figure paintings.In the Sui and Tang Dynasties,the children's image gradually came out of the figure paintings,and it was no longer the picture.The foiling role of the infant play theme painting began as an independent art subject.During the Song dynasty period,the theme of infant play theme painting entered a period of maturity.During this period,the number of infant artists,the techniques used,and the theme were all at the peak.In the Yuan and Ming dynasties and the middle and early Qing dynasties,the children's play theme painting plays a flourishing period.From the Song Dynasty depicting the topic of life in current life,it gradually turned to a theme full of auspicious meanings.The theme of the children's play theme painting gradually became stylized.In terms of painting techniques,it not only inherited the traditions of the Tang and Song paintings,but also absorbed the influence of foreign cultures.It also had breakthroughs and innovations.In the late Qing dynasty,the children's play theme painting entered a stage of decline,and the theme of children theme painting gradually with drew from the painting market at that time and gradually disappeared.The theme of the ancient Chinese children's play theme paintings were mainly based on various kinds of children's play and playful scenes,showing the social features of different eras,rich artistic expression forms,and profound cultural connotations.In general,the artistic features of the ancient Chinese children's play theme painting include: first,the cross use of realistic techniques and exaggeratedtechniques;second,the interweaving of palace paintings and folk painting;and third,the mutualization of individualization and stylization,etc..The cultural connotations contained in the ancient Chinese children's play theme painting mainly include: First,the display of Chinese traditional social customs under different time and space,especially the performance of various traditional festival activities.Second,the refraction of traditional Chinese social ethical ideas,the most prominent ones are the concept of inheritance and the thought of ignoring the son;third,integrate Confucianism and Taoism.Through the combing and research of the ancient Chinese children's play theme painting,it can be seen that the children theme painting do not simply represent the shallow layers of the children's play,but reflect the special and profound meaning through the innocent,unrestrained children.Contains rich and profound cultural connotations,its value is extraordinary,it is worth our discussion and study.