试论龙凤图案在服饰史上的演进及意义

龙凤图案是中国服饰中的一种极具民族特色的图案.龙凤图案的起源,可以追溯到远古初民对于龙凤的图腾崇拜,龙凤图案形成初期,图案的形式及使用范围并没有严格的限制,图案归属全民所有;但是,随着阶级的出现以及对社会等级的日益强调,龙凤图案也逐渐成为身份和权力象征的符号,越来越多的人被排斥在使用这一图案的权力范围之外.龙凤图案由一种具有“全民“性质的图腾转化为只为少数人拥有的文化特权,从一个侧面揭示出特定文化作为一种特殊权力形式的演绎逻辑.

On the Evolution and Significance of the Patterns of Dragon and Phoenix in the Costume History

As a special decorative pattern with distinctive national features in the history of Chinese costume,the origin of the patterns of dragon and phoenix can be traced back to the worship of totem in the primitive society.When they were shaped,the patterns of dragon and phoenix could be used by all people of the tribe.However,they developed a symbol of status and power gradually,and,as a result,more and more people were excluded to use these patterns after the hierarchical division was formed and strengthened.The history of the patterns of dragon and phoenix exposes the characteristic of the deduction of the culture as a special form of power.