天水麦积山第120窟开凿时代考

Research of the Time to Sculpt Cave No.120 of Maiji Grottoes in Tianshui

麦积山石窟第120窟后壁被127窟打通,关于其开凿学时间学术界有两种看法,在127窟之前抑或在127窟之后。通过对120窟艺术风格及供养人题记中武兴镇、白石县设置时间及隶属关系的研究,我们认为120窟开凿在127窟之前,时间大约在497年至524年之间。

There exist two opinions about when the Cave No 120 of Maiji Grottoes was sculpted, before or after the sculpting of Cave No 127. Based on the study of its artistic features and the donor＇s inscriptions in Wuxing and Baishi, we believe that Cave No120 was sculpted before the sculpting of Cave No 127, that is, between 597-524 AD.