Frontiers in Art Research, 2024, 6(9); doi: 10.25236/FAR.2024.060910.
Yanning Lu
Institute of Arts, Communication University of China, Beijing, China
The objective of this paper is to study the scroll composition in early China, taking the Travelling Lacquer Trousseau as the main entry point to explore its compositional characteristics and historical significance. As a representative lacquer artefact of the early Warring States period, the Trousseau of Travelling Pictures displays the grandiose scenes of aristocratic travelling and adopts a scroll-like continuous composition, which is not only imposing and noble in style, but also has a collector's function and a narrative function. The article further analyses the lacquer craftsmanship, painting techniques and structural features of the Traveling Picture Lacquer Trousseau. Through the research methods of archaeological discovery and documentary records, the article reveals the important position of the scroll composition in the history of Chinese painting, and explores its contribution to formal aesthetics, practical function and narrative expression. The study shows that the scroll composition enriched the means of expression of Chinese painting and became an important tool for recording and transmitting Chinese culture.
Trousseau with Travelling Pictures; Scroll Composition; Painting; Lacquer Craftsmanship
Yanning Lu. A Study of the Lacquer Trousseau with Travelling Figures from the Warring States Period in China. Frontiers in Art Research (2024) Vol. 6, Issue 9: 51-57. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2024.060910.
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