胡人与狮子:图像功能与意义再探讨

Reconsideration of Image Function and Meaning of Western Tribesman and Lion

考古资料所见各代胡人与狮子图像具有复杂的功能与意义,包括佛教护法、胡人驯狮、胡人狮子乐舞表演等。经过了长时间和远距离的流传与不断演变,狮子与人的图像表现形式从神秘莫测的高贵权威象征符号到极度生活化的存在现象,与当地社会文化结合在一起,反映不同时期文化交流的特征。

The images of Lion and western tribesman from the archeological materials had complicated functions and meanings,and depicted as Buddhism guardian,lion tamer,and lion performance.Both lion and western tribesman were introduced from the western regions of the Tang dynasty and became a popular motif of that period.The exoticism and symbolism of this image were gradually recognized and accepted by the local people,which finally integrated into the main stream of well-established tradition of local people.