Research On The Pottery Figurines Of The Han Dynasty In Xuzhou Area

This paper is mainly adopted by theoretical methods of archeological typology to discuss the typological analysis and rheological analysis of the terracotta figurine unearthed in Han dynasty tombs of Xuzhou.As an important part of the tomb,the terracotta figurine and the other relics in the tomb share the time ritual,funeral customs,the information of the tomb’s owner and the social conditions of that time.This is a study of the terracotta figurine that was buried in the Han dynasty of the Xuzhou region,which is based on the analysis of the typology,and it has a clear view of the evolution and the overall features of the terracotta figurine,and the delicate relationship with the other elements of the tomb.The number of terracotta figurines of Xuzhou during the Han dynasty is abundant,those terracotta figurines rich in variety,prominent in modeling features and obvious in different stages.They are not only the embodiment of material culture but also the continuous development and changes of the social ideology.The beginning of the Western Han dynasty was the embryonic stage of the terracotta figurines in Xuzhou.According to the collected information,there are very few terracotta figurines buried in this period,and the terracotta figurines in this period are relatively primitive and rough.As the war went down,the social order tended to be stable,the economy was moving toward prosperity,the ideology and the political system became mature.With the continuous development of the society,the terracotta figurines in large and medium-sized tombs have increased in number and variety,and the production technology has been maturing gradually.During the period of emperor wu,the society developed to another stage.In the early period of emperor wu,the terracotta figurines in this area developed,but they showed signs of going downhill.In the later period of emperor wu,people were seriously affected by the ideology of"taking death like being born" and emphasized on filial piety.With the development of economic and the change of ideas,the terracotta figurines of the burial ware also suffered a "severe shock",it was gradually dropped out of the tombs of the two Han dynasties in Xuzhou area.At that time,another form of artistic expression of the load mission,the painting stone was turned out.Xuzhou was one of the centralized distribution areas of the Han dynasty in China,and the art of painting stone was another treasure that emerged after the terracotta figurines in Xuzhou.