从个园色彩艺术看扬州盐商的审美取向

清朝的扬州盐商富甲天下,形成一个财力雄厚又独具艺术眼光的团体。盐商住宅是其留下的物质文化遗产,而其中所体现的造园技术、审美取向则是宝贵的非物质文化遗产。个园是其中最杰出的代表,尤其色彩艺术匠心独具,彰显了中国传统五色审美观念,园林以一宅之院展现四时之景,成为中国园林造景的奇葩。研究个园的色彩艺术对评价盐商审美取向具有典型意义,对当代园林设计、人居环境构造有所启迪。

Aesthetic Orientation of Yangzhou Salt Merchants in the Color Art of Ge Yuan

Yangzhou merchants were the richest in China in Qing Dynasty and they were the class with strong finance and unique artistic vision. Merchant＇s houses are tangible cultural heritage, while their architectural design and techniques, aesthetic orientation are invaluable intangible cultural heritage. Ge Yuan is one of the most prominent representatives in merchant＇s houses, especially in color art. The architecture of Ge Yuan embodies aesthetic concept of Chinese traditional five-color, mixing four season sceneries in one garden. Ge Yuan is well-known for its landscaping in Chinese gardens. Thus, study on the color art of Ge Yuan has typical meaning to examine aesthetic orientation of salt merchants and also provides some enlightenment to contemporary garden design and construction of living environment.