关键词: 漆画, 漆文化, 亚洲漆文化圈

Abstract:

From a globalization perspective, lacquer is a unique Asian cultural material and one of its most important artistic mediums. In the early 20th century, amidst the Art Deco movement and French colonial rule in Indochina, lacquer culture underwent a cultural “reflux” that gave rise to Vietnamese polished lacquer painting. This process indirectly led to the formation of modern Chinese lacquer painting. Historically, therefore, the birth of lacquer painting is rooted in a global context. Over the past century, Chinese lacquer painting has progressed through three stages: initial emergence and popularization, development and reflection, and a cultural self-awakening. This progression, termed the “threefold journey”, has enabled Chinese lacquer painting to complete its own development and achieve a contemporary flourishing. With renewed recognition of traditional lacquer culture across Asia, a new form of the Asian lacquer cultural sphere is emerging. In this process, Chinese lacquer painting has actively participated in and, in a sense, led the restructuring of this contemporary cultural sphere. The awakening of Chinese lacquer painting also represents a systematic revival of Eastern culture and aesthetics in contemporary Asia. This paper examines the background of cultural reflux, the contemporary state of the “threefold journey”, and the mission of reconstructing the Asian lacquer cultural sphere. It argues that the development of Chinese lacquer painting is no longer merely an issue of art itself but is crucial for reshaping contemporary global artistic discourse.

Key words: Lacquer painting, Lacquer culture, Asian lacquer cultural sphere