Chinese etiquette has always emphasized the harmony between people's clothing and their demeanor,and has always stressed both the distinctive and universal beauty,as re-flected in old sayings,like"beautiful clothing attracts the eye,while elegant demeanor enga-ges the mind",and"improper behavior leads to the violation of etiquette".Therefore,tradi-tional clothing became an important carrier of feudal rites and rituals.In addition to serve as a significant clothing accessory in China's traditional feudal society,earrings,with a certain function of rules and regulations of etiquette,are also the crystallization of feudal ethics,re-flecting the"decency"of traditional society.However,this type of function underwent tre-mendous changes in the period of the Republic of China.With the collapse of the traditional feudal etiquette and the emerge of the modern lifestyles,the mainstream style of jewelry started to present new features.The function of the earrings as a feudal etiquette gradually vanishing,and returned to the mass aesthetic appreciation of"body decoration".The pattern and function of earrings,as one of the typical types of jewelry,also underwent various chan-ges.In this study,fashionable earrings for women in the period of the Republic of China(1912-1949)are taken as the research object to analyze the essential characteristics and cau-ses for the changes in their patterns.
关键词
民国时期/耳饰样态/礼制规训
Key words
period of the Republic of China/pattern of earring/rules and regulation of eti-quette
维普
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