Chinese door god paintings

Author: Wang Shucun
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book compiles representative door god paintings from various regions. The author, with a comprehensive understanding of geography, history, folklore, and folk art, provides detailed introductions and appreciations of the historical origins, thematic content, and stylistic characteristics of door god paintings across different regions. The ancient Chinese people's emphasis on doors led to the worship of door gods. People drew chickens and tigers on doors, hung reed ropes, displayed peach symbols, and pasted images of Shen Shu, Yu Lü, Qin Qiong, Jing De, and Zhong Kui, believing they could ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune. This gave rise to the folk custom of posting door god paintings during the Chinese New Year. This custom has been passed down for thousands of years since ancient times. Since the Song Dynasty, door god paintings were mainly disseminated through woodblock printing, representing the highest achievement of folk woodblock prints. The author, Wang Shucun, has made outstanding contributions in the field of folk art research. He has visited various New Year painting villages across northern and southern China, collecting a wealth of precious door god paintings. This book compiles representative door god paintings from various regions. The author, with his comprehensive understanding of geography, history, folklore, and folk art, provides detailed introductions and appreciations of the historical origins, thematic content, and stylistic characteristics of door god paintings across different regions. "One land, one people." The door god paintings from different regions of China reflect the production, living environments, and aesthetic tastes of people in those areas. In these diverse and colorful door god paintings, we can read history and customs, society and life, and experience the vibrant creativity of the folk art, as well as its spontaneous, innocent, and passionate artistic style. The ancient Chinese people's emphasis on doors led to the worship of door gods. People drew chickens and tigers on doors, hung reed ropes, displayed peach symbols, and pasted images of Shen Shu, Yu Lü, Qin Qiong, Jing De, and Zhong Kui, believing they could ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune. This gave rise to the folk custom of posting door god paintings during the Chinese New Year. This custom has been passed down for thousands of years since ancient times. Since the Song Dynasty, door god paintings were mainly disseminated through woodblock printing, representing the highest achievement of folk woodblock prints. The author, Wang Shucun, has made outstanding contributions in the field of folk art research. He has visited various New Year painting villages across northern and southern China, collecting a wealth of precious door god paintings. This book compiles representative door god paintings from various regions. The author, with his comprehensive understanding of geography, history, folklore, and folk art, provides detailed introductions and appreciations of the historical origins, thematic content, and stylistic characteristics of door god paintings across different regions. "One land, one people." The door god paintings from different regions of China reflect the production, living environments, and aesthetic tastes of people in those areas. In these diverse and colorful door god paintings, we can read history and customs, society and life, and experience the vibrant creativity of the folk art, as well as its spontaneous, innocent, and passionate artistic style.