The Cross Cultural Integration and Connotation of Lotus Pattern——A study on the origin of lotus patterns in Han and Jin Dynasties
The traditional Chinese lotus pattern began in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties,and during the Warring States,Qin and Han Dynasties,it blended into the development sequence of the four leaf pattern to the persimmon stem pattern,and its application scope gradually expanded.Starting from the Han and Jin dynasties,emerging lotus patterns such as"Lotus Ritual to Buddha,""Lotus Transformation,"and even"Lotus with a Sitting Buddha"emerged under the influence of Indian Buddhist civilization,mainly depicting Buddhist lotus images in the style of traditional Chinese lotus painting,reflecting the integration and development between Chinese traditional culture and Indian Buddhist civilization.
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