汉画像石鱼图像的象征意义

摘要

There are colorful stone images in Han Dynasty stone relief in which the fish images appear in various forms reflecting that fish plays different roles in ancient people's life and has different functions which are mainly divided into two kinds: practical function which includes edible, entertainment, economy and fete and ideological function which includes praying for rain, multiplying, being deity and delivering message of freedom.%汉画像石的图像内容丰富多彩,鱼图像在汉画像石中经常以不同的形式出现,反映出鱼在古代人们的生活中扮演着不同的角色,表现着不同的功能.主要分为两种功能,即现实功能、意识功能.现实功能包括食用、娱乐、经济和祭祀;意识功能包括求雨、繁衍生息、升仙和象征自由.