A prominent aesthetic distinction in charactercarved eaves tiles of the Han Dynasty, the “circle” is an “implicative form” that provokes aesthetic emotion of the appreciator. The distinct circular making of charactercarved eaves tiles agrees with people’s pursuit of aesthetic psychology, whose tension makes charactercarved eaves tiles give out a rhythmic sense of beauty. The charactercarved eaves tiles adopted the method of increaseordecrease density, that of transferred variation, and that of flexion deformation in specific space and designed the circle according to particular cases. The circular style and tender line of their character writing showed formal beauty of calligraphic art. In a word, charactercarved eaves tiles carry the cultural implications of circles, embody the wonderful implication of circle, which pins the Chinese hope to pursue a happy and pleasant worldly life, and entrust the typical Chinese aesthetic wisdom of perfect life existence.

the Han Dynasty; charactercarved eaves tiles; circle; aesthetic; formal making of eaves tiles; calligraphy