Influence of the literati aesthetic taste of Art

摘要

The Song dynasty is the period in which thelevel of arts and crafts is relatively perfect, since the Song dynasty, Chinese people gradually formed such an aesthetic standard: "The peep of lotus flower" (freshly and beautifully) is much better than "The gorgeously wrought". It is the Song dynasty when the literati appeared real and comprehensive, literati culture was gradually mature and perfect. During the whole aesthetic trend of that age, the literati's aesthetic orientation gradually became the mainstream of social development, scholars were the major consumer groups of Song dynasty. Their consumption has a direct impact on the arts and crafts' production and manufacturing. From the economic perspective, in Song dynasty these literati's aesthetic interest played a great role in craft art history. The literati have increased the velocity of circulation in the arts and crafts market. This paper will mainly analyze and discuss the influence of the aesthetic taste of literati in the Song dynasty on the direct influence of Chinese arts and crafts style at that time.