A Comparative Study on the Patterns of Dragon Pattern Porcelain in the Qianlong and Guangxu Periods of the Qing Dynasty

--Taking the Blue and White Porcelain Plate with Dragon Patterns and Blue and White Shuanglong Playing with Beads Plate as Examples

Abstract

Dragon pattern is an important historical culture in Chinese arts and crafts, and it is also one of the decorative patterns with the most cultural connotation in porcelain. Exploring the ancient Chinese dragon pattern can promote the research of Chinese art history and enhance the utilization of ancient art value. This paper takes the blue and white dragon pattern plate of Qianlong period and the blue and white Shuanglong playing pearl plate on Guangxu period as the representative of dragon pattern porcelain of the two periods to compare and analyze the historical background, line characteristics, color style and spatial layout. Through the research results, it’s find that the dragon pattern porcelain patterns in the Qianlong and Guangxu periods of the Qing Dynasty were different due to the differences in the national strength of the Qing Dynasty, the social aesthetic differences and the national economic strength. It is concluded that the dragon pattern on the porcelain will appear in different styles in the same Dynasty due to different historical backgrounds.