A Study Of Group Figure Painting In Ming Dynasty

The group figure images of the Ming Dynasty are unique among the ancient Chinese figure images.The group figure composition of the Ming Dynasty reflects the social environment of political advocacy,religious tolerance and popular catering behind the images.This paper is innovative in the classification of the overall types of the group figure images in the Ming Dynasty and the exploration of the meaning from the perspective of the image motif.Taking Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen the whole picture of harmony figure for origin,through previous image data and the literature collecting and combing,will the whole picture of harmony figure of Ming Xianzong and other group of Ming dynasty character image as the research object,to social ideology and culture of Ming dynasty as the background,with images as the clue,using the image study method,implication,the function of the Ming dynasty group shape character image The formation reason,the development evolution carries on the exploration.The introduction part of this paper introduces the research purpose,research methods and innovation points,and combs the research status of the Ming Dynasty related cluster figure images.The first chapter describes the pre-image record of the group figure images in the Ming Dynasty.According to the composition of the picture and the motif of the image,the group figure images collected in the Ming Dynasty can be divided into three types: ’three people combined’,’three people separated’ and’single person single’.The second chapter is the main part of the article.The second chapter explains the source of the motif of the three types of images from the perspective of image motif combining with historical materials,and summarizes the meaning and function of different types of images.The meaning of the image of "three people combined" is embodied in the convergence of Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism under the domination of politics.The meaning of the image of "three people separated" focuses on the specific religious practice intention,which is embodied in the contemplation and enlightenment in the practice process.The image of "single person" is widely spread among the people,showing the auspicious intention of harmony and good.The third chapter explores the reasons for the formation of group images in the Ming Dynasty,and analyzes and demonstrates that the reasons for the emergence of many group images in the Ming Dynasty lie in the dominance of political factors,the coincidence of religious atmosphere,and the inheritance of traditional aesthetics.The fourth chapter discusses the change of the image style and functional meaning of the group figure images in Ming Dynasty and after Ming Dynasty,as well as the influence on the group image of Tabrishi School.