高昌回鹘供养人手持花卉图像研究

A Study on the Hand-held Flower Paintings of Uighur Donors in Gaochang

回鹘人在壁画、寺幡中描绘了大量手持花卉的供养人形象,其中高昌回鹘最具特色,其手持花卉种类丰富、形态多样。本文对高昌回鹘供养人手持花卉图像进行了系统地梳理与类型分析,并运用图像学、历史学的方法,研究各持花供养人图像在回鹘绘画中的历史背景和宗教影响,并结合植物学的方法探讨其花卉品种。研究认为,高昌回鹘人持花从最初的莲花逐步演变为石榴花、茶花、牡丹等多种花卉,这是回鹘宗教文化世俗化、本土化的体现,也是多元文化交流融合的产物。

Uighurs painted a large number of images of patrons holding flowers in murals and temple flags.Among them,Gaochang Uighur is the most distinctive,with rich types and diverse forms of flowers.In this paper,we systematically sort out and analyze the type of flower images held by the Uighurs patrons in Gaochang.Using the methods of iconography and history,it also studies the historical background and religious influence of each flower-holding donor image in paintings.And explore their flower varieties by combining botanical methods.The study concludes that the flowers held by the Uighurs in Gaochang gradually evolved from the lotus to a variety of flowers,such as pomegranate blossom,camellia and peony.This is a manifestation of the secularization and localization of the religious culture of the Uighurs,as well as a product of multi-cultural exchange and integration.