论敦煌莫高窟艺术的下限

On the lower-limit of Dunhuang Mogaoku Art (synopsis of the confent)

一、问题的提出敦煌艺术究竟从何时起到何时止,这是一个不仅为专家、学者所关注的问题,亦是被所有对敦煌艺术有兴趣的人都非常关心的问题。稍为留心的人都会注意到,几乎所有探讨或介绍敦煌艺术论著或通俗读物都提及敦煌艺术的上限和下限,而几乎所有到莫高窟参观的游人,也会问及敦煌艺术是从何时开始,到何时止。然而,在这样的一个重要问题面前,我们的许多专家学者,或是以“天下文章一大抄”的懒惰态度以讹传讹,或是受某种偏见的影响,不敢在事实面前讲真话,不敢以实事求是的态度坚持真理,反而委屈求全、随波逐流。

This article pointed out at first, since tens of years , all of the experts and scholars of Dunhuang-ology firmly believe that the lower limit of Mo gaoku art is yuan Dynasty. Ot displayed the significance of the problem, Numerous materials gathered through investi-gation, collection and arrangement by the author, shows that Mogaoku had Preserved a great deal of artistic works of Qing Dynasty and Zhong hua Minkuo Period Among them, there are not only much painted sculptures and some frescoes but also various Taoist statues and murals having historical values as well aswooden structares Possessing high artisfie values, moreover, it has many Precious inscriptions made by tourists consecrators and artisan-Painters and tablets both of mefal and stone At last, through contrast and analysis of the quan tity quality, content and consequence, the author pointed out the siqnificance that confess and affirm the period of Qixg Dynasty and Zhonghua Min Kuo to the Mogaoku art and the serious consequence if negating the fact, thence owith strong augument certify that the lower limit of Mogaoku art should be 1935A. D (years ,34 of Zhonghua MinKuo).