28. 汉砖意韵。CARVED BRICKS OF THE HAN DYNASTY 画像砖,是一种表面有模印、彩绘或雕刻图像的建筑用砖,多砌于古代砖室墓中,兼具建筑与装饰功能,是我国独有的文化遗产。兴于战国,盛于两汉,至魏晋渐衰。
汉代画像砖如一部汉代百科全书,具有极高的历史和艺术价值。郑州出士汉画像砖制作精良,图案优美,有现实生活、历史故事、远古神话、祥瑞辟邪、几何纹饰等丰富题材,堪称两千年前中原先民社会生活画卷。China has a unique type of bricks that depict various human figures, animals, scenes, and patterns by ways of stamping, color painting, or engraving. Such bricks are mostly found in ancient tombs, functioning as both building and decorative materials. Created in the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BCE). this stone carved art reached its zenith in the Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE) and declined in the Wei (220 - 265 CE) and Jin (265 - 420 CE) dynasties. The carved bricks of the Han Dynasty are like an encyclopedia of the period, boasting great historical and artistic value. The ones unearthed from Zhengzhou are of superb craftsmanship and depict people's daily life, historical stories, legends, auspicious animals, and geometric patterns, unfolding a long scroll of the social life two thousand years ago.