敦煌莫高窟第217窟营建家族新探

A More Probe into The Family Constructing Cave 217 of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang

关于莫高窟第217窟的始建者,绝大多数的学者都认为是敦煌的阴氏家族,故将其称为"阴家窟"。但也有少数日本学者对此持怀疑态度,由于缺乏证据而未能提出新观点。本文对第217窟的供养人关系进行了重新梳理,认为该窟应为刘氏家族窟。

Cave 217 of Mogao Grotoes has been known as ‘Yin’s Cave’ because most scholars consider it as the construction by the Yin’s family who inhabited in Dunhuang. However, a few Japanese scholars do not agree to the judgement even though they fail to get evidence for a different point. This thesis judges Cave 217 to be built by the Liu family based on the relationship between the donors concerned.