四川资阳中和镇菩萨岩、临江镇佛尔岩摩崖造像调查简报

A Brief Report on the Cliff Carvings at Foeryan in Linjiang Township,and at Pusayan in Zhonghe Township in Ziyang,Sichuan Province

资阳市中和镇菩萨岩与临江镇佛尔岩摩崖造像均为沱江流域中晚唐时期的典型造像点,二者在龛形、题材和造像风格等方面皆有相似之处。前者雕刻较精美但纪年缺失,后者虽被盗损却有明确纪年题记,可互为参照。综合崖面布局、纪年题记以及其他参考因素,初步判断两处造像集中开凿于8世纪下半叶到9世纪初期,晚唐及以后有补凿、搭建建筑和妆彩活动。两处造像题材有一佛、三佛与多身胁侍(含天龙八部)的组像、五十三佛、舍利塔等。

The cliff statues from both the Pusayan site at Zhonghe Township and the Foeryan site at Lingjiang Township,both in Ziyang County,Sichuan Province,are located in the Tuojiang River basin,and are highly characteristic of the mid-late Tang dynasty period.The cliff statues of both places are similar in terms of the form of their niches,the themes they contain,and the style of their imagery.Several of the statues at Pusayan are carved with great delicacy and contain no dated inscriptions,while those at Foeryan contain clearly dated inscriptions,though several items seem to have been stolen or damaged.Based on the layout of the cliff surface,the dated inscriptions,and other related reference information,preliminary research has determined that these two groups of cliff statues were carved in the period from the second half of the 8th century to the early 9th century.In addition,activities of small-scale renovation,carving,and decoration have also been found that can be dated to the late Tang dynasty or later.The themes of these statues include a single Buddha,three Buddhas with attendants(including the Eight Offices of Supernatural Beings),the fifty-three Buddhas,and various stupas.