An Analysis of Traditional Chinese Patterns in Arts and Crafts

Gao Yiying,Silpakorn University

doi:10.47191/ijmra/v5-i2-25

Abstract

A brief analysis of the relationship between art and life through the presentation and development of traditional patterns on different utensils. In the four major sections of pottery, bronze ware, clothing and arts and crafts, relevant explanations are given on the application of traditional patterns. The diversity of traditional patterns starts from the level of cultural development, and plays a key role in the impact on people's life development and the inheritance, promotion and integration of traditional culture. Through the study and understanding of patterns, we can discover the inclusiveness of art and people, art and culture.

Highlights

A brief analysis of the relationship between art and life through the presentation and development of traditional patterns on different utensils
Most of the decorative patterns of bronze wares in the Shang Dynasty were related to sacrifices, and most of the patterns were created by imagination.The bronze patterns cast and portrayed on bronze ware are constantly changing with the development of culture
Symmetrical patterns and Fret patterns appeared, which formed a comparative relationship with the main patterns.There are two kinds of animal patterns in the Shang Dynasty, one is a real animal, and the other is a mythical beast with a specific meaning imagined by people.The Shang Dynasty was an era in which monarchical power was granted by gods and the political concept of destiny and divine power, so the IJMRA, Volume 5 Issue 02 February 2022 www.ijmra.in second pattern was more common in its decoration (As shown in Figure 2).The main utensils used for sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty were made of bronze, and the meaning of these traditional patterns is related to it