Research on Design Aesthetics and Cultural Connotation of Gold and Silver Interlocking Buckle in the Ming Dynasty

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10.2991/assehr.k.200907.030How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Ming Dynasty, gold and silver interlocking buckle, Design Aesthetic, conspicuous consumption, covering the body

Abstract

The gold and silver interlocking buckle is a unique accessory commonly seen in women’s clothing in Ming Dynasty. It is composed of a button loop with a bayonet, a flat spherical button and two keepers. This article organizes and summarizes the types of gold and silver interlocking buckles in the Ming Dynasty; analyzes the ingenious structure of this kind of interlocking buckle and the unique design aesthetics reflected in the shapes; and expounds the rich cultural connotation of gold and silver interlocking buckle: it is an intuitive expression of the aesthetic concepts of the Ming Dynasty society, an indirect proof of the strong trend of the Ming Dynasty society’s conspicuous consumption in the context of economic prosperity, and a material medium for the Ming Dynasty women to practice the concept of covering the body. These rich cultural connotation and aesthetic value are the inspiration source and cultural cornerstone of today’s clothing design.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiao’ang Hao
AU  - Zhihong Yin
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/09/07
TI  - Research on Design Aesthetics and Cultural Connotation of Gold and Silver Interlocking Buckle in the Ming Dynasty
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Art Studies: Science, Experience, Education (ICASSEE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 166
EP  - 171
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200907.030
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200907.030
ID  - Hao2020
ER  -