麦积山石窟第127窟涅槃经变图中植物图像的整理与研究

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中图分类号：K879.24 文献标识码：A 文章编号：1000-4106（2025）03-0100-08

A Study on the Images of Plants in the Nirvana Sutra Illustration in Cave 127 at the Maijishan Grottoes

ZHANG Yang （Maijishan Grottoes Art Research Institute，Dunhuang Academy，Tianshui 741o20，Gansu）

Abstract：A muralof the Nirvana sutra is depictedon the upper partof the northern wallincave127at the Maijishan Grotoes.Althoughthemuralsatthissitehavealreadybeenresearchedextensivelyovertheyears，lessatentionhasbeenpaidto theimagesofplantsintheilustrations.Bymakinguseofdigitalimageryandthelinedrawingsof themurals，thispaperpresents ananalysisoftheatisticstylesandteologicalconotationsoftreeplantspeciesdepictedintemural，amelyoplartres， weping wilows，andatypeof tree with fan-shaped leaves.The methodologyofthe studyuses an iconographical method that comparestheartisticstylesofthepaintingsbycreatingagraph in whichtheverticalaxisstands forthestylesofdifferent historicalperiodsfromthepre-QinperiodtotheNorthernZhoudynasty，whilethehorizontalaxisstandsfortheartisticstylesof diferentregios.Theresultsindicate thattheplantimages inthisilustrationweredirectlyinfluencedbysimilarpaitings from theCentral Plains cultureofthe Heluoarea during thelateNorthern Wei dynasty，andthatthethemesandtechniques can be traced even further back to the art of the Eastern Jin and early Southern Dynasties periods.

Keywords：Maijishan Grottoes cave 127; Nirvana sutra illustration; images of plants; source

（Translated by WANG Pingxian）

引言

麦积山石窟第127窟位于麦积山西崖最高处，窟内平面面积近50平方米，目前学界多认为该窟开凿于西魏时期①。（剩余8141字）