THE SYMBOLISM OF ORNAMENTAL ART IN THE CLOTHES OF CHINESE AND RUSSIAN NANAIS
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DOI: 10.31773/2078-1768-2024-66-57-67
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Information about authors: Sun Na, postgraduate student of the School of Arts and Humanities, Far Eastern Federal University (Vladivostok, Russia), Senior Lecturer of the Department of Practical Russian, Heihe University (Heihe). E-mail: 909389521@qq.com Alekseeva G. V., Doctor of Art History, Professor of the School of Arts and Humanities, Far Eastern Federal University (Vladivostok, Russia), E-mail: alexglas@mail.ru
Annotation: The article is devoted to the figurative symbolism of ornamental art in the clothes of Nanai (Hezhe) people living in Russia and China. The interest of Russian and Chinese researchers in the study of the ornamental art of Nanai (Hezhe) clothing and its symbolism is developing. Despite the sufficient study of the Nanai culture in academic circles, due to the language barrier and cultural differences, Russian scientists have little access to the research of Chinese colleagues. The relevance of this work from the perspective of Chinese culture is to expand and complement the vision of the symbolism of ornamental art in the clothes of Chinese and Russian Nanais. The purpose of the review is to identify the symbolic meaning of ornamental images on Nanai (hezhe) clothing made of various materials.The sources were exhibits from the collections of museums in China and Russia, scientific articles and periodical publications written by Chinese and Russian authors, as well as field materials and observations of the author in the settlements of Heilongjiang Province of China. The research methodology includes a semiotic method that allows classifying traditional ornaments by sign or symbol; a sociological approach based on the applied, semantic and aesthetic function of patterns; an integrated approach based on typological, semantic and ethno-cultural analysis. The article characterizes the main types of ornament in Nanai clothing - zoomorphic, vegetative and geometric.Based on the materials of the museum collections of China and Russia, as well as the author's field research, it is shown that the ornamental art of the Nanai people preserved archetypal images and types of ancient symbols associated with the natural and cultural world, conveying ideas about the cosmos and the universe, upper and lower forces, male and female principles, life and death: bird, fish, dragon, deer, frog, snake, cloud, tree of life, square, circle, rhombus and others.
Keywords: nanaytsev - hezhe;ornamental art; types of ornamental symbols: bird, fish, dragon, deer, frog, snake, cloud, tree of life, circle, rhombus; traditional clothing; museum collections.
DOI: 10.31773/2078-1768-2024-66-57-67
Article ID in the RSCI:
Article file: Download
Information about authors: Sun Na, postgraduate student of the School of Arts and Humanities, Far Eastern Federal University (Vladivostok, Russia), Senior Lecturer of the Department of Practical Russian, Heihe University (Heihe). E-mail: 909389521@qq.com Alekseeva G. V., Doctor of Art History, Professor of the School of Arts and Humanities, Far Eastern Federal University (Vladivostok, Russia), E-mail: alexglas@mail.ru
Annotation: The article is devoted to the figurative symbolism of ornamental art in the clothes of Nanai (Hezhe) people living in Russia and China. The interest of Russian and Chinese researchers in the study of the ornamental art of Nanai (Hezhe) clothing and its symbolism is developing. Despite the sufficient study of the Nanai culture in academic circles, due to the language barrier and cultural differences, Russian scientists have little access to the research of Chinese colleagues. The relevance of this work from the perspective of Chinese culture is to expand and complement the vision of the symbolism of ornamental art in the clothes of Chinese and Russian Nanais. The purpose of the review is to identify the symbolic meaning of ornamental images on Nanai (hezhe) clothing made of various materials.The sources were exhibits from the collections of museums in China and Russia, scientific articles and periodical publications written by Chinese and Russian authors, as well as field materials and observations of the author in the settlements of Heilongjiang Province of China. The research methodology includes a semiotic method that allows classifying traditional ornaments by sign or symbol; a sociological approach based on the applied, semantic and aesthetic function of patterns; an integrated approach based on typological, semantic and ethno-cultural analysis. The article characterizes the main types of ornament in Nanai clothing - zoomorphic, vegetative and geometric.Based on the materials of the museum collections of China and Russia, as well as the author's field research, it is shown that the ornamental art of the Nanai people preserved archetypal images and types of ancient symbols associated with the natural and cultural world, conveying ideas about the cosmos and the universe, upper and lower forces, male and female principles, life and death: bird, fish, dragon, deer, frog, snake, cloud, tree of life, square, circle, rhombus and others.
Keywords: nanaytsev - hezhe;ornamental art; types of ornamental symbols: bird, fish, dragon, deer, frog, snake, cloud, tree of life, circle, rhombus; traditional clothing; museum collections.
