Short Life as if a Dream and Dream as if a Floating Life: Discussion on Space Formation in Ceramic Painting with 'Dreamland' Theme in the Period of Ming and Qing Dynasty

摘要

The paper takes ceramic painting with "dreamland" theme in the period of Ming and Qing Dynasty as its research objects. Based on the "cloud" shaped boundary of spanning space, it divides visual space of painting into two parts: "realm of reality" space and "dreamland" space. The paper tries combining with the "dreamland" shown in traditional Chinese opera to reveal the advantage of ceramic painting in showing the theme, its unique space formation method and realistic society reflected.