Southern Fujian and Taiwan: Jiann Shuan and Warm Colors

A Fujianese-style paifang. Contrary to the rigid formality of northern official styles, its expression is lively and extroverted: the roof ridges curve upwards dramatically, with swallowtail eaves soaring high; the ridges are densely adorned with jiannian (cut-and-paste ceramic mosaic) decorations—dragons, phoenixes, figures, and flora made from colorful, cut ceramic shards, intensely colored and three-dimensional, shimmering with the highlights of the porcelain in the sun. The main colors of the painted decoration are vermilion and gold, complemented by deep green and sapphire blue, with warm colors dominating. The dougong brackets are stylized dragon forms, such as chihu-gong, with angular folds and free-form shapes. The e'fang (architrave) features Jiaozhi ceramic figure scenes. The overall visual density is extremely high.
Avoid: Using official-style painted decoration with cool green and blue tones, making the roof ridges gentle and flat, omitting jiannian and Jiaozhi ceramics, making the components' shapes standardized and symmetrical.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一座閩南系統的牌樓。與北方官式的規矩相反,這裡的表情熱鬧而外放:屋脊的曲線起翹極大,燕尾脊的尖端高高翹起;脊上密佈著剪黏的裝飾——以彩色的碗片剪碎後黏貼成的龍、鳳、人物與花草,顏色濃烈且立體,在陽光下閃著瓷片的高光。彩畫的主色是朱紅與金,配上濃綠與寶藍,暖色主導。斗栱是螭虎栱等方折化的龍形變體,造型自由。額枋上有交趾陶的人物戲齣。整體視覺密度極高。避免:使用青綠冷色調的官式彩畫、把屋脊做成平緩、省略剪黏與交趾陶、讓構件的造型變得規範對稱。