On The Ming-Dynasty Gold and Silver Wares Fading with Literati Charms
This thesis analyzes the causes for the Ming-Dynasty gold and silver wares with the air of increasing luxury but fading literati charms in three aspects:the impacts of the times,the diversity of literati's aesthetics and tastes,most of all,the instruction and restriction from the government.The Song-Yuan wares are novel and elegant in style,but the Ming-dynasty ones are of luxury more than simplicity,boldness more than implication in stuff,color and decor-themes.So the Ming-dynasty gold and silver wares consist of the elegant-styled artifacts and the tacky-styled ones,which has impacts for later generations in design.
the Ming Dynastygold and silver wareliterati tastes and aesthetics