Research On Female Images In Song Dynasty Paintings

The paintings of the Song Dynasty played an important role in the history of Chinese painting,and the female images in the Song Dynasty paintings were quite unique.The female images displayed in different types of Song Dynasty paintings have different characteristics.In the Song Dynasty genre paintings,the female images of all social classes can be seen.The female images in the ladies paintings,historical paintings,Taoist and Buddhist paintings belong to the upper class,but there is a difference in the expression technique.In addition,the female images of different identities in the Song painting also have their own characteristics.Firstly,classifying by class identity,women can be divided into three categories: aristocrat,civilian and female performer.Secondly,they are classified by social identity.There are female hostess,maid and immortal female.After analyzing the difference in women's identity in Song Dynasty painting,we can sum up the class relationship and social status between the Song Dynasty women.After understanding the whole picture of women in the Song Dynasty paintings,the body image of women in the Song Dynasty paintings gradually became clear.From the perspective of women's appearance,the facial depiction of women in the Song Dynasty paintings was more inclined to the development of goose-eating than the Tang Dynasty,and the more obvious the characteristics of the development in the late Song Dynasty were.Influenced by the mainstream aesthetics of the society,the women's chest line is no longer obvious in the Song Dynasty,especially the upper-level women,but the civilian women still maintain the natural chest curve.The size of the limbs of the working women and noble ladies in the Song Dynasty are obviously different.The working women in the Song Dynasty generally do not bind the feet and the limbs are relatively strong due to long-term work,while aristocratic ladies are fine-skinned and well-fed.From the perspective of women's body posture,women's standing postures in the ladies' paintings are similar,while in the sitting position,women sit in chairs for different purposes,and the posture is relatively random.The analysis of the female body image in the Song Dynasty painting is conducive to grasping the particularity of the female image in the Song Dynasty,so as to analyze the female aesthetic image in the Song Dynasty painting.By studying a series of literatures,the aesthetic image of women in this period can be summarized as healthy,slim and elegant.When the painters express working women,they often portray women's strong arms and thighs,reflecting the hardworking and practical quality of working women,showing the beauty of women's aesthetic image.The aristocrat and female performer have the beauty of slim.They have the slender waist and the flat figure of the merchants,this aesthetic style is advocated by the scholars.The elegant beauty is the beauty of the female from the inside out.The books,brushes and ink often appear in the ladies' paintings in the Song Dynasty,reflecting that they have the knowledge and cultivation.And from the outside,their dresses are light and elegant,and the styles are simple,reflecting the elegant beauty of the female image.In conclusion,we can understand the aesthetic style of the female images in the Song Dynasty.When examining the reasons for the formation of the aesthetic style,we can glimpse the status and living conditions of women in the Song Dynasty and provide a basis for the study of women's history.