Metaphor of Thinking Method: An Illustration from Porcelain Ornamentation 

Chunyan Qi

School of International Studies, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, 333403, China

Abstract: Porcelain ornamentation is one of the important carriers of ancient Chinese traditional culture. This paper divides the decorative metaphor into two categories which are animal metaphor and plant metaphor from the perspective of cognitive linguistic metaphor to analyze and explore some sources and constraints of metaphorical thinking, and try to provide empirical research on metaphor theory from a new perspective.

Keywords: Porcelain ornamentation; Decorative metaphor; Metaphorical thinking