武威亥母寺遗址出土擦擦类型学研究

Tsha-tshas Unearthed from the Haimu Temple Site in Wuwei:A Typological Study

亥母寺遗址出土塔型类擦擦113729枚,按题材可分为一百零八塔、八塔、四塔和宝阶塔四类。每一类按制作胎泥的不同,可分为山泥胎、红泥胎、红砂土胎和掺杂物胎四种。每一种按其形制特征的差异,又分为不同的型、亚型、次亚型和次次亚型。通过类型学的分析和比对,推断这批擦擦的年代在12至16世纪,艺术风格受到了西藏擦擦的影响,是藏传佛教在武威地区传播和发展的实证史料。

About 113,729 pagoda-shaped tsha-tsha(miniature Buddhist pagodas)have been unearthed from the Haimu Temple archaeological site;these pagodas can be separated into four types:“one hundred-and-eight”themed pagodas,eight-tower pagodas,four-tower pagodas,and stepped-pagodas.A further classification can be made based on the materials with which the pagodas are made,which include mountain clay,red clay,sandy red clay,and clay mixed with other materials.The form and combination of the above types can be divided into different groups and sub-groups according to their forms.Based on typological analysis,this research has inferred that the dates of these pagodas range from the 12th-16th centuries and exhibits an artistic style heavily influenced by similar cultural artifacts from Tibet as a result of the dissemination and development of Tibetan Buddhism in the Wuwei region.