In ancient times, there was a saying that girls, especially girls, did not show their teeth. If they don't, people will think that they have no family education or have a bad family style. When we observe the portrait of Confucius, a great educator, we will see two front teeth exposed. Does this mean that he doesn't have a good tutor?
Actually, it's not. Confucius' two front teeth are not without good family education. On the contrary, they represent him as a saint, that is, he is a saint.
In the society at that time, there was a specific name called "parallel teeth" The scientific explanation is a neat row of buck teeth. In the eyes of modern people, this is by no means to make people more beautiful, but this kind of buck teeth has a far-reaching impact on people's values at that time.
"teeth cleaning" represents the image of the emperor, but it is reflected in ordinary people. If an ordinary person painted teeth cleaning on his portrait at that time, it means that he has a very high position in people's minds and has a far-reaching impact on society, just like Confucius.
"Pianya" can be traced back to Di Ku among the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, which was confirmed by the historical data of the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. "Di Ku Gao Xin was born with Pianya, and his virtue was also." In addition, Zhou Wuwang, the king of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, both had parallel teeth.
Plane is more above and beyond aesthetics, representing the significance of political rule and ethics, so it is not difficult for us to understand why we should paint a portrait of Confucius.