History lesson: the origin of immortal riding beast lamp

According to the Hefei Daily reported that the lights are lighting objects. In the beginning, human beings can only do simple work and escape from wild animals by moonlight. Later, there was a burning plant made of fat, but the torch was only for outdoor use. From the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the ancient Chinese began to use oil to light the lamp, from the night in the room can get rid of the darkness. In the Han Dynasty, the lamps and lanterns have developed by leaps and bounds, especially the copper lamp production reached its peak, at that time in the world leading position. In this paper, the protagonist, is one of the typical representative, it is unearthed in Hefei five wells tomb, the museum is currently located in Anhui, the Museum of the immortal riding beast lights.

Reasonable and practical structure

As a kind of utensil, the development level of lamps and lanterns is in accordance with the people's material life level at that time, and they should meet the new demands of people at that time.

Lighting is the primary function of lighting, practicality is the first. The scale and structure of bronze lamps are determined according to their actual function. Concrete can be divided into two kinds of lamps and lamp seat, according to the demands of different height are also different. Han immortal riding beast lights, about 17 cm high, is a typical seat lights. According to reports, the Han Dynasty desk height of about 40 cm. In this way, the eyes of the people sitting on the line of sight and the height of the light is basically suitable, meet the needs of local lighting.

Clever environmental protection function

The main fuel is the Han Dynasty lamps of animal fats, although combustion can meet the lighting requirements, but some did not complete combustion of carbon particles and left burning ashes, will cause indoor smoke pollution, indoor air and environment. Therefore, most of the light in the Han Dynasty is designed to have a smoke tube, and the lamp body into the water, thereby absorbing the smoke.

For example, the Chinese immortal riding beast lights, the seat of the beast under the seat of the hollow inside the abdomen, used for storing water to absorb smoke. At the same time, the lamp holder's right hand holding a round tube, the left hand holding a round lamp plate, the head of the heart with a high crown lamp, these designs are connected with the belly of the beast, so that the flue gas directly into the water, the design is very clever.

In fact, this design is very common in the Han Dynasty bronze lamp, the lamp most ingenious use of pictographic organic parts of the form itself as a guide pipe, such as a person's arm, double horned cattle, chicken, goose, goose neck, creative design. When the fuel is burnt, the smoke and dust can be dissolved into the water in the body cavity through the smoke guiding pipe, thereby realizing the environmental protection function. It is the most advanced invention of bronze lamps in the Han Dynasty, and the western oil lamp was invented by Da Finch of Italy in fifteenth Century.

Exquisite modelling contains profound connotation

The shape of bronze lamps in Han Dynasty is mostly to imitate the characters, animals and plants. This kind of work modelling vivid, the image is exquisite, the modelling technique is succinct, has manifested the atmosphere, the simple and honest style, has the prominent esthetic value. Han immortal riding beast lamp is a manifestation of this feature. The overall shape of a light riding beast, a man riding back to the animal, the high nose big ear, right hand holding a circular tube, the left hand holds a circular lamp. The beast with two wings, head horns, mouth hanging tongue, jaw moustache, four legs, walking. The belly of the beast is hollow, and the two tubes are all in the abdomen.

As a product of the times, the design of lamps and lanterns is inevitably marked by the cultural atmosphere and aesthetic fashion. The modeling of the bronze lamps in Han Dynasty is mostly pictographic, because it is filled with rich meaning and profound connotation.

The Han Dynasty is a prosperous era of theology, and pay attention to changes of yin and Yang and Dong Zhongshu after auspicious, transformation of the Confucianism of Han Dynasty to publicize heaven. In this era of the atmosphere of bronze lamps, will inevitably be affected. Therefore, the Han Dynasty bronze lamp shape from image such as cattle Xiang ruishou birds, sheep lamp, lamp, lamp, lamp and other wild kylin. The meaning of animal pictographic shape, as the Han people pray for the eternal happiness, good wishes, apotheosis of the chimer ever-young. In addition, it also reflects the people's desire for happiness and prosperity. Among them, the characters are pictographic shaped lamps, dressed in a suit of Hu minority and Han nationality slave image, reflects the feudal rulers a conquest and occupation mentality. Of course, in the decoration of bronze lamps on the pursuit of gorgeous, noble, magic, but also reflects the high quality of life of the feudal aristocracy social situation.

The function and art of the Han Dynasty bronze lamp flashing dazzling light lamp in ancient history, not only contains rich scientific and cultural connotation, but also embodies the unique national artistic ingenuity. The design of bronze lamps in Han Dynasty embodies the unification of practicability, scientificity, artistry and spirit. It is not only the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient designers, but also the inspiration of modern design concept.

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