What are the traditional Chinese patterns?

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1, the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, the rise of iron, gold and silver and lacquer and other new development, the construction of the industry, masonry and stone carving is also thriving. Decorative motifs of a wider range of subjects, compared with the previous huge breakthrough. The main decorative patterns are: monsters, chi dragons, vipers, dragons and phoenixes, a variety of animals (deer, horses, cows, sheep, tigers, geese, fish ......) pattern and the four gods pattern. "Four gods" also seconds "four spirit pattern", by the green dragon, white tiger, Zhu Bird, Xuan Wu (tortoise, snake) four animal images as a symbol. The Green Dragon is the god of the East in Chinese legend, the Vermilion Bird is the god of the South, the White Tiger is the god of the West, and the Xuanwu is the god of the North, and they mark the four directions. Four colors are also marked: Blue Dragon - table color; Vermilion Bird - red; White Tiger - white; Xuanwu - black. In addition, there is an unprecedented variety of figure patterns, highlighted by the Han Painted Image Stone, Painted Image Brick, and Wadang, with subjects directly reflecting scenes of human life, production, and war. The brush is simple and complex, less is more, opening up a new way for the later generations of decoration.

2, Wei, Jin, North and South Dynasties period, due to social unrest, Buddhist art flourished. Patterns are also influenced by religion, this period of the subject matter, many of the content is related to the story of the Buddhist scriptures. Commonly used patterns include: Lonicera (honeysuckle, also known as: treasure flower, evergreen in all seasons, for its auspicious meaning), lotus (alias "hibiscus", "lotus flower", etc., to take it out of the mud but not stained and "keep ", "white deer", a symbol of good fortune). Character patterns appeared in the "flying" image of the immortal, expressing the beautiful ideals, the power of man.

3, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, in the middle of feudal society, foreign cultural exchanges increased, the arts and crafts of unprecedented development. Wonderful Tang three colors, Song porcelain, silk, gold and silver products and so on the decorative patterns also appeared on the situation. Tang Dynasty pattern rich and full, rich and luxurious. Song Dynasty pattern is beautiful, dexterous. Commonly used patterns are: the scroll grass pattern, Baoxiang flower (to the lotus and peony combination of patterns, using the perfect idealization of the composition of the method), pomegranate, birds and flowers, Huagai pattern, joint beads pattern, ribbon pattern, figure pattern and so on. Lotus and peony flowers are very numerous. There are also cornelian (Chinese medicine) patterns, persimmon motifs, geometric patterns, and so on. Decorative techniques are realistic, exaggerated and deformed, and the use of flowers in the flower, leaves in the set of flowers, fruit in the set of flowers and other idealized way, the composition of clever, vivid, colorful, Tang, Song is an important historical period in the development of traditional patterns in China.

4, yuan, ming, qing feudal society at the end of the pattern, retained the national characteristics, absorbing the length of foreign technology, color varieties, decorative style has changed. Cloisonné is the new technology at that time, porcelain, brocade, brick carving, wood carving, etc. has also made great progress compared to the previous, decorative themes increased a lot. Animal motifs are common lions, peacocks, bats, deer, herons, sheep, cranes, eagles, brocade chickens and magical unicorn. Fruit and flower motifs include plum blossoms, lotus, chrysanthemums, peonies, orchids, petunias, bamboos, pines, ganoderma lucidum, peaches, pomegranates, loquats, pears, apricots, grapes, and so on. The idealized techniques of borrowing and combining with each other are also more extensive and varied. Such as birds and flowers combination, insects and flowers combination, etc., to strengthen the decorative interest. In addition, there are still artifacts that constitute the image of the pattern is also very popular, such as: antiques, gold and stone, ceramics, bells, tripods, cups, plates, pots, bowls, bottles, paintings, etc., with an elegant style, known as the "Bogu Patterns". There are also eight kinds of Buddhist offerings with the composition of the "eight auspicious" (also known as the Buddha eight treasures), with the Taoist holdings composed of the "Taoist eight treasures" and so on. The patterns of this period were mostly auspicious patterns, and the scope of application also reached an unprecedentedly wide degree. Daily necessities, clothing, architecture, commodities can be seen everywhere.

5, China's ancient traditional pattern pattern source can be roughly divided into three parts. First, from the folk crafts: ceramics, embroidery, window, blue prints, batik, paper-cutting, carving, weaving, etc., which is the working people in accordance with their own will to play the creation of the general more simple, rugged, rustic atmosphere. The second comes from religious art, such as religious legends and myths, murals in temples and grottoes, algal wells, niche friezes, statue costumes, pedestals, buildings, carvings, and all kinds of decorative offerings. The most typical Dunhuang motifs are the best part of the traditional Buddhist motifs.

6, it is China's skilled craftsmen absorbed foreign culture to play to create a unique artistic style. These patterns are rigorously composed and rich in ideals. The third is from the feudal emperors, princes and nobles, rich merchants and other occupants of the furnishings, daily necessities, clothing, jewelry, architecture ...... These artifacts pattern is to meet the material life of the extravagant and empty spiritual life and elaborate, and there is no special workshop supervised by a person to produce, so the pattern is very fine, the colors So the patterns are very fine and the colors are rich and luxurious. In addition to the traditional patterns as mentioned above, a considerable part of the blessings, longevity, wealth and literati paintings, poems as the subject of decorative patterns. Most of the "m" grid and "nine palace" grid and other legal forms. The above three parts of the pattern, composed of the mainstream of China's traditional patterns.