南方地区唐宋元时期滴水研究

长江流域以及广东地区等南方地区的衙署、寺庙、居址、城址、墓上建筑等遗址中出土了一定数量的唐宋元时期滴水,其中以峡江地区及长江下游地区分布较密集。出土滴水整体呈长条弧形和弧边三角形两种形状,大致可分为唐-五代时期和宋-元时期两个阶段。唐-五代时期主要流行长条形滴水,饰几何形图案;宋-元时期沿用长条形滴水的同时,主要流行弧边三角形滴水,纹饰图案较为丰富。对比宋金西夏时期北方地区的滴水,可知其时南北地区滴水呈现出鲜明的地方特色,尤其是纹饰相差较大;元代后趋于一致,历明清沿用至今。

Drip Tiles in the Southern China Areas During the Tang,Song and Yuan Dynasties

A certain number of drip tiles dating back to the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties have been unearthed from the sites of governmental offices, temples, residencies, ancient cities, and tombs in China’s southern areas including the Yangtze River valley and Guangdong, with more dense distribution in the Xiaji?ang area and the lower reach of the Yangtze River. These drip tiles are shaped either in arched strip or arched triangular, and dated either in the Tang-Five Dynasties period or during the Song-Yuan dynasties. It is concluded that strip shaped drip tiles with geometric design were more popular in the Tang through Five Dynasties while in the Song and Yuan dynasties the arched triangular shape was more prevailing and the de?sign patterns were more rich in variety. Differences, particularly on decorative design, are seen from the drip tiles of southern areas during the Song time and those of the northern areas of the same period, each repre?senting a distinct local style. From the Yuan dynasty, through the Ming and Qing until present day, such dif?ferences diminished and the drip tiles from the south and the north tended to be unified in form and design.