The author does not simply imitate the rapper in life, but deliberately depicts his manner to make it vivid and vivid. Judging from the performance of stretching his head, shrugging his shoulders, laughing and dancing, there is a healthy teasing and entertainment, without any glib tone.
The whole statue, with exaggerated movements and humorous expressions, is very attractive. People seem to be there, as if they heard his rap and hearty laughter. It seems that around him, a large number of fascinated audiences are staring intently, laughing with interesting jokes and fascinating drums.
"Rap" is the main feature of China Quyi art, and it is unknown when it originated. Sichuan Han figurines are unique in shape and rich in content. Among the many unearthed figurines, the most famous one is the drum-beating and rap figurine in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The little statue is wearing a soft crown, surrounded by a long scarf and tied with a flower knot on its forehead. The performance of this rap figurine seems to have reached its climax. He got carried away, his expression was exaggerated and he danced unconsciously. He was naked and wearing pants; Bending down, squatting on the ground, barefoot, right leg raised, sole up, mouth open, teeth exposed, eyes narrowed, showing a lively, humorous and simple state.
There are wrinkles on his forehead, and he laughs heartily, as if he were going to attend the highlight of the rap performance. Wearing a hat, holding a round flat drum under his left arm, his right arm is straight, and he hits it with a drumstick, and his arm is decorated with twisted beads, which looks like rap. The humorous expressions on the characters' faces are vividly portrayed, which makes the audience feel loud. The expression of this figurine is lively, reflecting the high achievements of plastic arts at that time.
Judging from the overall shape of this statue, it still belongs to Gu Zhuo's artistic style. Obviously, the author does not simply imitate the rappers in life, but focuses on a special attitude of rappers, that is, trying to arouse the audience's strong interest with the interesting stories he rapped. The rapper stretched out his head, shrugged his shoulders and was beaming, almost dancing, which vividly portrayed his vivid performance.
From his humorous and healthy behavior, people seem to hear his hearty laughter, and can imagine the content of his rap, and even make people seem to see that a group of listeners are listening to his wonderful performance with great interest in front of the rapper. Obviously, the author of this pottery figurine seems to know how to play the associative role of the audience.
The modeling of pottery figurines in Qin and Han dynasties not only has a mighty army array, but also has such lifelike figures. This clay figurine is made of gray pottery, hand-shaped, with a drum in his left arm and a mallet in his right hand, and is performing a rap performance selflessly. Its dance form and beaming expression fully show the feeling of a "rapper" in the Han Dynasty, and also reflect the superb artistic level of pottery and sculpture in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
This pottery figurine is full of folk flavor and local characteristics. Many drum-beating and rap figurines with similar images were unearthed from the Eastern Han Tomb in Sichuan, which shows that the rap performance in Sichuan was quite popular at that time. Rappers in the Han Dynasty often take short, fat and funny-looking dwarfs as performers and perform with other dance programs.
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The Han Dynasty was the first prosperous period of feudal society in China, which lasted for 420 years, from 202 BC, when Liu Bang took the lead, to 220 AD, when Cao Pi abolished the emperor. In the early years of the Han Dynasty, all walks of life declined and the economy was on the verge of collapse. In the early Han Dynasty, the ruling class learned the historical lesson of the rapid demise of the Qin Dynasty, took the development of social economy as the guide, emphasized agriculture and restrained commerce, reduced the economic strength of big businessmen and reduced farmers' taxes.
When he arrived at Emperor Wendi of Han Dynasty, he even further advocated thrifty farming, exempting land from land tax 12 years. During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the tax was reduced to one thirtieth, which led to the emergence of "the rule of culture and scenery", which is famous for its economic prosperity.
Folk rap performances were very popular in the Han Dynasty. In the Han dynasty, you mainly performed teasing, funny and ironic performances, which won the smiles of the host and audience. They often accompany their hosts, improvise and entertain them at any time. When performing, they usually sing while playing drums.
At that time, it was very popular for the royal family and rich and powerful officials to raise children. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "hides a knife in a smile, which is not enough to respect a dwarf". Tian fen, the prime minister, "belongs to a skillful craftsman who loves to admire Excellence." Huan Kuan's "On Salt, Iron and Dispersion" says: "The rich pray for mountains and rivers. Vertebrate cattle play drums, for example. " These can all be evidence.
There are often short, naked and funny performers in the Han Dynasty, and there are also many pottery figurines with such images unearthed from the tombs of the Han Dynasty, all of which show the prevalence of Nuo performances at that time.
1 in late February, 957, the engineering department of Chongqing Railway Bureau dug up several cliff tombs in Wujiapo, which is about1km northeast of Tianhui Town. After hearing the news, Sichuan Provincial Museum sent special personnel to investigate.
1In June, 958, Sichuan Provincial Museum cleared three earth pit tombs at the northern foot of Tianhui Mountain in the northern suburb of Chengdu, including one in the Warring States period, one in the Western Han Dynasty and one in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
During the excavation, a shaped drum statue was found in the corridor in front of the third room. According to the comprehensive analysis of the structure of the tomb, the form of pyramid, the form of side room, the pattern of rectangular or wedge-shaped bricks used, the form of sarcophagus in the tomb, the theme and style of carved portraits, and the ironware, pottery and coins in the sacrificial container, archaeologists come to the conclusion that the tomb belongs to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the drum statue found in its corridor belongs to the Eastern Han Dynasty.
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