两汉龙虎图像组合分类及其含义
李重蓉
中国人民大学历史学院,北京 100872;中国国家博物馆,北京 100006
Abstract:The article analyzes the tiger-and-dragon images in the Han-period burials. It classifies all the
images according to their spatial distributions and combinations. The author investigates the function of the
tiger-and-dragon images, and discusses the funeral customs and related cosmology during the Han time.
Keywords: Western and Eastern Han Dynasties, tiger-and-dragon images, classification, connotation,
funeral custom
摘要:本文梳理了汉代墓葬中的龙虎图像组合资料,从“空间性”及组合关系的角度出发,尝试拓宽取材标
准,并结合这些材料的地域分布、表现形式及空间位置等,对其进行分类。分析了龙虎图像组合的功能,并以此
作为切入点,探寻其所反映出的汉代人的生死观和宇宙观。
关键词:两汉;龙虎图像组合;分类;含义;丧葬观念