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English Views: 80 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2021-11-05 Origin: Site
The most important thing on a person's face is the eyes. Similarly, the equivalent of the eye is the door knocker in the traditional door face. A pair of contemporary door knocker is not only a tool for outsiders to knock on the door, but also having a decorative function. It belongs to a kind of door decoration art. Much attention was paid to the connotation of door knockers in ancient times. These small door knockers show a wide range of subjects in various times. They can be classified simply and divided into three categories.
For example, the universal‘Liuhe Door Knocker’,‘Liuhe’is homophonic with‘deer and crane’in Chinese pronunciation. When deer and crane meet, it implies longevity. So this door knocker is a symbol of longevity.
The shape of‘vase’of‘vase door knocker’mainly lies in the word ‘bottle’. In Chinese, it is homophonic with‘Ping’, which means peace. Therefore, this door knocker symbolizes‘peace all the year round and peace forever’.
The‘sunflower’shape in‘sunflower door knocker’is related to the characteristics of sunflower. Sunflower has many seeds, so it is a symbol of‘many children, many blessings, strong financial resources’. It can be seen that the owner hopes the family can grow up.
It is mainly to express people's Enlightenment on various moral ethics and religious beliefs.
‘Round’in round door knocker implies the perfect practice of Buddhism. It symbolizes the‘perfection of merit’in life and embodies the concept of Buddhism. It can be seen that people who use round door knocker must be Buddhist believers in fasting.
‘Square door knocker’is a special shape. It implies the meaning of life philosophy of‘square and circle with rules’and‘no circle without rules’. It obviously contains the moral pursuit of the master and also expresses the master's own ideal of life and the principle of being a man.
For example,‘bat’in bat door knocker is homophonic with‘Fu’in Chinese pronunciation. It represents happiness.
There are also quirky door knockers, mostly in the shape of monsters. Although the shape of the face is somewhat terrifying, it has a certain ‘special function’, that is, to expel ghosts, stabilize houses and ward off evil spirits.
Dog door knocker is related to mythology. This dog is also known as‘barking dog’, which is a symbol of‘Xiaotian dog’of Erlang God in Chinese folklore. In this way, dogs are regarded to prevent thieves, thus playing a role in suppressing evil spirits.
Only from the image point of view for‘Buddha's-hand door knocker’, the whole shape is beautiful and it is in imposing manner. It is like an iron man's fist holding the door knocker, showing a kind of nearly superhuman power, very vivid.
The shape of‘tiger head door ring’is full and symmetrical. The tiger opens its mouth and holds the door knocker. Its fangs are protruding and it is angry. This not only shows the head features of the king of the forest tiger, but also renders a kind of imposing manner ready to go.
As a door decoration art, front door knocker not only has beautiful appearance and lifelike appearance, but also contains rich and profound implied meanings. It is also a rare architectural heritage with profound cultural value. In contrast, the modern door knocker is not only without this kind of engraved door knocker art, if any, but also quite simple, lacking some connotation and technology of traditional Chinese culture.
