Can anyone help me find some information about ancient Wadang?

Wadang. Wadang is also called"Tile heads", is a kind of pottery used in construction, refers to the specific part of the pottery cylinder tile with the top drooping. tiles, i.e. pottery shards with rounded arcs, are used to cover the roof; The so-called "dang", according to the explanation:

When, the bottom also, the tile covers the eaves, just the bottom of the tiles, and the section is compared to the eaves end, the tiles and tiles shield, so there is a name". The tile is the head end of the tile, which is practical, not only convenient for roof leakage, but also plays the role of protecting the eaves, and also increases the beauty of the building. There are two main styles: round and semi-circular.

Wadang is an important component of ancient building tiles, and people in the Zhou Dynasty invented tiles. In the middle and late Western Zhou Dynasty, the buildings on the Zhou Yuan (now Fufeng, Shaanxi) have been used as tiles. During the Warring States period, the increasingly developed urban construction industry led to the development of brick and tile pottery craft.

The original tile was semicircular, called semi-regular tile, and the tile of the Qin Dynasty developed from a semicircle to a full circle. In the Han Dynasty, it was popular to use round tiles. The production of wadang in the Han Dynasty was more prosperous than in the Warring States period.

Most of the famous palace buildings have pottery kilns that fire bricks and tiles, which are specially designed and produced. The themes of the tile pattern are varied, and the basic auspicious patterns are the main ones, including animals, cirrus clouds and text patterns.

Wadang in China first originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC to 771 BC). Around the late Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC to 476 BC), a relatively complete model was formed, and became an important component of some large buildings. In the early days, the tile was mostly semicircular, and the main ornamentation was the animal face pattern, and later gradually developed to other patterns such as cloud pattern.

At that time, there were many different types of tile patterns burned and used by the vassal states. After Qin Shi Huang (reigned 221 BC and reigned 210 BC) unified the six kingdoms, Wadang has undergone great changes in terms of pattern form and subject matter, and has become more colorful. The Qin Dynasty mainly preserved various animal motif tiles.

The Han Dynasty (206 B.C., 220 A.D.) was the heyday of the development of the wadang craft. During this period, the tile was finely made, and the new tile decorated with seal script appeared, and these text tiles were mostly small seal scripts, arranged in a harmonious and symmetrical manner, and the layout was exquisite, showing the simple and vigorous artistic style of the Han Dynasty. The words are mostly auspicious words for blessings, and their artistic appreciation is comparable to that of delicate seals.

It is not only the art of painting, craft and sculpture, but also the product of the combination of practicality and aesthetics, which plays the role of icing on the cake in ancient buildings. Wadang not only gives people the enjoyment of beautiful art, but also is an important material material for archaeological dating judgment. In addition, Wadang is also a valuable material for Chinese calligraphy, seal carving, painting, etc., which has a certain reference value for the study of politics, economy, and culture in various periods of ancient China.

The front of the eaves is a tile, and the tile surface is covered with a patterned hanging round baffle. The pattern design of the tile is beautiful, the font is flowing and fluent, and it is full of changes, there are cloud head patterns, geometric patterns, gluttonous patterns, text patterns, animal patterns, etc., which are exquisite works of art.

Wadang[1], commonly known as tile heads, is a component of ancient buildings, which plays a role in protecting wooden cornices and beautifying roof contours. Wadang in different historical periods has different characteristics. Qin Wadang ornamentation is widely used, the air of the mountain peaks, birds, deer badgers, fish, turtles, grasses and insects are all there, the pattern is realistic, concise and vivid.

At this time, the tile pattern is mostly decorated with animal images, including deer, four gods, wild geese, fish and changing cloud patterns. The picture is integrated with freehand, and the pattern is cleverly conceived, and the picture is divided.

Second, there are also divided into four, seeking change in symmetry, balanced and natural, and full of vitality. The Han Dynasty Wadang reached its peak in craftsmanship. The motifs include the four gods, the winged tiger, birds and beasts, insects, plants, moire, words and clouds, clouds and animals, etc.

A layout of the picture is separated by a tile of nipple nails. There are 1 to 12 characters with the word tile, and the content has auspicious words such as "Changle Weiyang", "and the sky is endless", etc., and there are also signs of the name and purpose of the building. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties periods, the tile face was smaller, and the ornamentation was mainly cloud-patterned, and the text tile was sharply reduced.

In the Tang Dynasty, lotus pattern tiles were the most common, and the text tiles were almost extinct. The Song Dynasty began to use animal face pattern tiles, and the Ming and Qing dynasties mostly used Panlong pattern tiles.

The main function of the tile is waterproofing, drainage, and protecting the roof truss part of the wooden structure. In practice, it not only facilitates roof leakage, plays a role in protecting the eaves, but also increases the beauty of the building. There are two main styles: round and semi-circular.

Wadang is an important component of ancient building tiles.

1.The tile is a shield covering the front end of the eaves of the building in ancient Chinese architecture. It refers specifically to the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty, which was used to decorate, beautify and protect the eaves of buildings.

The tile is engraved with words and patterns, and there are also patterns made of the "Vermilion Bird", "Xuanwu", "Green Dragon" and "White Tiger" of the god of the four directions.

2.The pattern design of the tile is beautiful, the font is flowing and flowing, very varied, there are cloud head patterns, geometric patterns, gluttonous patterns, text patterns, animal patterns, etc., which are exquisite works of art, and belong to China's unique cultural and artistic heritage.

The ancient wado was curved to allow rainwater to fall in time, and some were for aesthetic reasons, especially for palace buildings.

The main purpose is to drain the water, not to let the roof accumulate water and avoid rainwater splashing into the house, and it should also protect the eaves. After that, the tile was made more and more beautiful, and it also played a role in beautifying the house.

The tile is mostly semicircular or circular, connected to the outermost piece of the roof.

I don't know much, forgive me.

Wadang is the cover tile at the eaves end of the ancient palace house in China, commonly known as "cylinder tile head" or "tile head". It is a kind of pottery product used in ancient Chinese architecture, and it is the end of the next tube tile in the eaves part, and there are often decorative patterns and words on it. There is a person with the self-name "dang" in the Wadang script, for example:

Qi Nian Gongdang", "Lanchi Gongdang", "Jingshi Yudang", "Wu Yin Shedang" and so on. The ancients taught that "dang" is the "bottom", because the terracotta tiles are pressed one by one, arranged from the ridge to the eaves, and the leading tile is at the bottom of the tiles.

Function: Under the tile is the rafter, which can resist the wind, sun and rain, protect the rafter from erosion and prolong the life of the building. Therefore, the name of Wadang is likely derived from its location and function.

It not only facilitates roof leakage, but also plays a role in protecting the eaves, while also adding to the aesthetics of the building.

The people of the Han Dynasty believed that the installation of the four divine beast tiles on the house had the effect of warding off evil spirits and praying for blessings, so the four divine beast ornamental tiles were very popular.