Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Intercultural Communication

The Design Aesthetics of Lacquerware in the Han Dynasty

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Dalei Chen
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Dalei Chen
Available Online May 2014.
DOI
10.2991/icelaic-14.2014.133How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Han Dynasty lacquerware, design aesthetics, design theory
Abstract

China is a large country with a long history. It is reputed as the “Silk Producer”, “Porcelain Country”, and also famously known for the lacquerware. China has a long history of the making of lacquerware. Ancient China is the earliest and largest country that use lacquerware as daily ware. In the Han Dynasty, the making and using of lacquerware has reached its peak. As the crystallization of human mind and the product of culture, lacquerware not only represented the culture of a particular time, but also embodied the creators’ understanding of the particular culture. The design aesthetics formed on the basis of Han Dynasty culture embodied various category from functional aesthetics to symbolism.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Intercultural Communication
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
May 2014
ISBN
978-94-6252-013-4
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/icelaic-14.2014.133How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2014, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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