作为典籍符号的图像叙事——西域石窟壁画阿阇世王题材再探讨

Image Narration: A Restudy of the King Ajatasattu's Theme in the Western Regions' Cave Paintings

本文通过对西域石窟中阿阇世王题材壁画的分析,指出图像作为典籍符号,在不同时代、不同地区的重复和再生过程中,其叙事和隐喻会有新变,经过时代、社会、文化等诸多因素的影响,典籍符号会对原型进行内部关系的调整和外部功能的重组。

This paper analyzes the cave paintings of the King Ajatasattu's theme in the Western Regions and points out that image, as a symbol of ancient books and records, can give different narration and metaphor in its repeating and regenerating process in different times and areas. Influenced by so many factors, such as time, society, culture and others, this symbol of ancient books and records will adjust the inner links and recombine the outer functions of its prototype.