The history of the formation of lacquer tableware of the Han Dynasty
Abstract
The lacquer art of the Celestial Empire has ancient traditions. Chinese lacquered tableware of the Han Dynasty was distinguished by the highest artistic and technical skill. This article examines the history of the development of lacquer ware during the Han Dynasty. The research methods of the decorative and applied arts of Ancient China are interdisciplinary with a comprehensive examination of history, archaeology, source studies, and the systematic study of products. Logical and historicalcomparative methods are used to identify common features, peculiarities, and typologies of the of lacquer ware of the Han Dynasty. The source-based approach covers both archaeological data and the corpus of ancient treatises on the history of lacquer art. The formal stylistic method includes a description and visual analysis of the shape and internal structure of the lacquer ware. The assessment of the formation of lacquer art from the time of the Shang State, the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Kingdom of Chu, the time of the Warring Kingdoms, the Qin dynasties, Western and Eastern Han is given. The materials of the excavations, the time of the appearance of lacquer products, types and purpose of lacquer ware of the Han Dynasty are investigated. Attention is paid to the production process and types of decorative painting. In addition, the work examines the essence and symbolism of color in lacquer painting on tableware based on national ideas and Chinese philosophy
About the Authors
S. A. Yakovleva
Dmitry Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana A. Yakovleva, Cand. Sc. (Art Criticism), Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and History of Arts
22 Lenina st., Krasnoyarsk, 660049
Xuan Yang
Dmitry Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yang Xuan, 2nd year postgraduate student at the Department of Social Sciences and History of Arts
22 Lenina st., Krasnoyarsk, 660049
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Yakovleva S.A., Yang X. The history of the formation of lacquer tableware of the Han Dynasty. ARTE. 2024;(4):147-156. (In Russ.)
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