Shiyu Li

Shiyu Li

November 05,  2024

Semiotics, Eave tiles in Qin and Han dynasties, Decorative patterns.

The eave tile decorative patterns in Qin and Han dynasties are an important heritage of Chinese culture and art. With unique artistic forms and rich cultural connotations, they demonstrate the ancient people's pursuit of beauty and cultural inheritance. Semiotics has important theoretical value and practical significance for understanding and interpreting the eave tile decorative patterns in Qin and Han dynasties. As an important component of ancient architecture, the decorative patterns and images of eave tiles are not only decorative elements of functional building components, but also a symbol system that carries profound cultural connotations and social collective consciousness. The semiotic characteristics of the eave tile decorative patterns in Qin and Han dynasties include symbolism, h1ierarchy, and structure. Through indicative, symbolic, expressive, aesthetic, and emotional semantics, they convey the religious beliefs, values, aesthetic tastes, and collective consciousness of the Qin and Han society.

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