莫高窟唐代前期艺术中的菩萨头冠

Bodhisattva's Crown of The Early-Tang Period in The Dunhuang Art of Mogao Grottoes

唐代前期是菩萨造像的鼎盛期 ,亦是菩萨佩饰得到极大发展的时期。头冠作为菩萨身份象征物之一 ,兼具佛教象征意义及世俗装饰意义 ,我们于此可以考见民族文化发展的轨迹和各民族间的相互影响。本文依据相关图片及文字资料 ,试图对敦煌石窟中唐代前期菩萨头冠加以探讨 ,以期能较透彻地掌握敦煌此期菩萨佩饰的发生演变。

During the Tang Dynasty, in particular, the Early-Tang period, was a period of great prosperity when the massive Bodhisattva's images were build and at the same time the presentation of Bodhisattvas' decorations in wearing apparel and adornment had developed rapidly. Crown, which had been wearing by every Bodhisattvas was served as one of the most important symbols of the Bodhisattva's identity, possess the implication of Bodhisattva's symbolism and secular decoration. As a result, by a careful study of Bodhisattva's crown, we could discover the traces of a nation's cultural development and the mutual influences among the different nations. The account of Bodhisattva's crown can be found in the related historical records that had recorded the relative references in help with research of Dunhuang Art and the image building of Bodhisattva. This article is trying to discuss the problem by making a comparative study on Bodhisattva's crown of the Early-Tang period in terms of its variety, occurrence and development of Bodhisattva's decoration and aesthetic connotation so as to understand the occurrence and development of Bodhisattva's decorations at that time and to inherit the fine tradition to serve the contemporary garment designing.