1) a dancing person with a bird-feather headwear(2] a man, decorated with a goat-shape crown·美美美沃楷书甲文金文小缘Ins criptiors.onCarapace-Regular scniptSmall eal stylean cient Bronzebanescript
(1) a dancing person with a bird-feather headwear (2) a man, decorated with a goat-shape crown
This pictograph, during the later process ofsimplification and symbolization, had graduallylost the meaning of the image and merelypreserved the abstract symbolic function. Whatwe see now is a result of a long evolutionThis original image is of great significance,suggesting that the idea of the ancient Chinesein its rudimentary state is already inseparablefrom the arts, including decoration,dance, singing and music
◆ This pictograph, during the later process of simplification and symbolization, had gradually lost the meaning of the image and merely preserved the abstract symbolic function. What we see now is a result of a long evolution. ◆ This original image is of great significance, suggesting that the idea of the ancient Chinese in its rudimentary state is already inseparable from the arts, including decoration, dance, singing and music
(3) Goat (羊)+Big (大)→ Beauty(美)Xu Shen (Eastern Han dynasty)Shuowenjiezi《说文解字》（theearliestphilological work"Beauty, means sweetness. From goat, andfrom big.Xu Xuan (early Song dynasty)'s note:"Goat, thatis big, is beautiful
(3) Goat (羊)+Big (大)→ Beauty(美) Xu Shen (Eastern Han dynasty) Shuowenjiezi《说文解字》(the earliest philological work) “Beauty, means sweetness. From goat, and from big.” Xu Xuan (early Song dynasty)’s note: “Goat, that is big, is beautiful
This 3rd explanation indicated that the originalaesthetic ideas of ancient Chinese, includingthe notion of pleasure gained from sensorysatisfaction, stemmed from the appreciationof and praise for products, tools and theability of labor and for food as well.This appreciation has further developedintoan affirmation of certain type of value
This 3rd explanation indicated that the original aesthetic ideas of ancient Chinese, including the notion of pleasure gained from sensory satisfaction, stemmed from the appreciation of and praise for products, tools and the ability of labor and for food as well. This appreciation has further developed into an affirmation of certain type of value
Week 2: Painted Pottery andBronzeware: Images and DesignsPainted PotteryBronzewareII
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