六世纪中后期的中国联珠纹织物

联珠纹在中国虽有更早的源头,但它从6世纪中期才开始流行。那时中国的联珠纹虽以粟特地区为中介受到萨珊艺术的影响,但也融入了自身的文化理解和艺术形式,这令联珠纹在很大程度上丧失了原有的萨珊图案寓意、改变了西方原貌。邺城等黄河中下游的丝织重镇,应是联珠纹织物在内地的重要产地。

Chinese Fabrics with Linked Pearl Motifs from the Mid-Late 6th Century

Although the linked-pearl motif originated at an early date in China, it was only in the mid-6th century that it became popular. Although the linked-pearl pattern was influenced at that time by Sasanian art introduced from Sogdian areas it also retained its own cultural meanings and artistic forms, so that the linked pearl motif came to lose much of its original Sasanian significance, and its original Western appearance was also altered. Yecheng and other important silk towns on the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River were important centres in China Proper producing fabrics decorated with linked pearl motifs.