天安门内檐梁枋“龙草和玺”彩画（本期中心彩色插页说明）

"Hexi" Paintings with Dragons and Grass on Interior Surfaces of Lintels and Beams in Tian An Men Rostrum Tower(Caption of Insets)

摘要:

天安门的内檐彩画，采用了龙草和玺。龙草和玺的基本构图方法，也采用其它清式彩画“分中” “分三停”的一般规则。与其它和玺彩画的不同点是其主要彩画部位的枋心、找头、盒子心中，仅饰以“龙”和“草”（此草称为楞草，轱辘草和法轮吉祥草）。另外龙草和玺在其所施的主色里，除了青绿，还多了一个专施大草地子的红色。

Abstract:

The inner eaves of Tian 'anmen are painted with dragon Tendril pattern. The basic composition method of dragon Tendril pattern also adopts the general rules of other Qing style color pattern "divided into middle half" and "divided into three part". Different from other dragons pattern, the main parts are central portion of painted beam , intermediate portion of painted beam and box heart, which are decorated with only "dragon" and "tendril " .