中國 宋代 金銀器와 花卉文化

Abstract

Flower pattern refers to the decorative patterns used on overall art fields and the flowers, which are the object of appreciation, are made into the patterns by using and combining the formative techniques. Such flower pattern appears as the independent decorative materials in the art fields starting from the Song Dynasty (宋代, 960~1279) in reflection of the actual flowers. This study focused on the point on active application of flowers on shapes and patterns of gold and silverwares made during Song Dynasty and tried to examine the reasons why such flower patterns became popular and how they were used by combining with the flower culture that trended in the whole society during the Song Dynasty. Especially, this study targeted on teaware (茶), drinkware (酒具), and hair ornament (首飾) that take the highest proportion among excavated articles and hoards from Southern Song Dynasty. The flower patterns were widely used starting from the Song Dynasty and the flowers with social meanings were expressed in a realistic way. This is because tea culture (茶文化) and drinking culture (酒文化) were associated with the symbol of flowers. In case of, hair ornaments (首飾), the flower pattern reflected the Song Dynasty’s society where people revealed their positions by putting flowers on hair or body. Spotlighting on the flower culture with gold and silverwares holds significance in clarifying the features of Song Dynasty’s gold and silverwares which were not researched previously. At the same time, flower culture shows how the characteristics of Song Dynasty’s urban cultures were reflected on the gold and silverwares. In addition, the flower culture and flower pattern from Song Dynasty are significant as they are partially associated with the gold and silverwares from Liao Dynasty (遼) and Goryeo Dynasty (高麗) in the process of getting spread to East Asian regions.