龙门石窟擂鼓台中洞武周时期佛教书刻研究

Research on Buddhism Inscriptions in Leigutai of Longmen Grottoes during Wuzhou period

龙门石窟东山擂鼓台中洞又称"大万伍佛洞",唐代武周时期佛教书刻较为集中,可概分为题额与刻经两大类别,反映了武周时期高超的书刻水平,因长期被龙门石窟北朝题记书刻盛名所掩,故未受广泛重视。今基于书学之视域,从其形制及书体分类、书刻艺术、书写者等角度进行系统分析,深入发掘其书法价值。据武周造字年代及使用规律,推定擂鼓台中洞题记书刻时间,应在695年至698年之间;另据书法风格及相关史料分析推测,擂鼓台中洞刻经与题额的书写者,分别为武周时期著名书家薛曜与殷仲容。

The middle cave of Leigutai at the east mountain of Longmen Grottoes is also named "grand WanWu Buddha cave". In the Tang dynasty, the Buddhism inscriptions during the reign of Empress Wu can be categorized as the plaque and inscribed sutra, which reflect the sophisticated carving skills of that period. They haven’t received widely attention because of being hidden by the high repute of the Northern dynasties inscriptions of Longmen Grottoes for a long time. Based on the analysis of the shape, style, type, carving techniques, calligraphers, the calligraphy value is discussed in the paper. According to the age and application regularity of Chinese-character creation during the Wuzhou period, it can be concluded that the date of the inscriptions of middle cave of Leigutai was about from 695 to 698. Besides, from the calligraphy style and related historical data, the author proposed that the plaque and inscribed sutra were probably created by Xue Yao and Yin Zhongrong.