麦积山第140窟天人佛塔图考析

A Study on the Image Combination of Apsaras and a Stupa in Cave 140 at the Maijishan Grottoes

麦积山石窟第140窟是北魏晚期开凿的小型洞窟,该窟窟顶新发现的北周所绘飞天与佛塔组合壁画,是该窟重修的重要历史信息,也是麦积山石窟现存唯一的天人佛塔图像。显示出北周时期,麦积山石窟同时受到来自南朝和北朝佛教艺术的影响,并形成了自身特征。

Cave 140 at the Maijishan Grottoes is a small cave built in the late Northern Wei dynasty.The newly discovered mural on the ceiling of the cave,which dates to the Northern Zhou dynasty,is a combination of apsaras and a stupa,and is the only extant image to contain such a combination at the Maijishan Grottoes.The image is also notable for providing researchers with important historical information about the history and renovation of the cave.Research on the image combination demonstrates that during the Northern Zhou dynasty,the Maijishan Grottoes was influenced by Buddhist art from both the Southern and Northern Dynasties and gradually developed its own unique characteristics.