Image art and social culture in"Preparing Tea with Children Playing"in Zhang Wenzao's tomb murals in Xuanhua of the Liao Dynasty
The murals of the tombs of Zhang's family in Xuanhua of the Liao Dynasty reproduce the social cul-ture and living customs of Liao Dynasty with rich scenes,vivid figures and exquisite artistic expression.Among them,the murals in the tomb of Zhang Wenzao,"Preparing Tea with Children Playing"revolves around the theme of"preparing tea",cleverly conceive together the three scenes of preparing tea,children playing,and teaching children,depicting an ideal"happy home"for the deceased.It can be seen through the mural image information that"tea"had become an integral part of the daily life of the Liao people and an important motif of tomb decoration,and it can be inferred that the tea culture of the Liao Dynasty was inherited from the Tang Dynasty,and was close to that of the Song Dynasty,which proves the mutual cultural integration between the Liao Dynasty and the Central Plains.
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