江西上饶广丰白花岩明代二十四诸天壁画初探

A Preliminary Study on the 24 Sky Murals of Ming Dynasty in Baihuayan Area,Guangfeng,Shangrao,Jiangxi

二十四诸天的图像组合,是佛教美术题材中常见的艺术表达。留存的遗迹多以雕塑、壁画的形式展现。江西省上饶市广丰区白花岩下的广福寺,其大雄宝殿有两铺古代壁画,表现的内容正是二十四诸天。而两铺壁画无文献记载,无题榜落款;浏览图像,其人物无背光、无头光、无坐骑、无胁侍、无台座及脚踩物;同时,还因年久失修坏掉了两位人物画像。通过考究文化背景、文献记载,结合图像学研究,对这两铺壁画的二十四诸天做出具体辨识,考证其创作年代为明代中后期,并分析两铺壁画的构图方式、色彩特点、笔法技巧等,为中国二十四诸天古代壁画遗存图像志增加一处实例。

The image combination of the 24 heavens is a common artistic expression in Buddhist art themes.Most of the remaining relics are displayed in the form of sculptures and murals.In the grand hall of Guangfu Temple,located under Baihua Rock in Guangfeng District,Shangrao City,Jiangxi Province,there are two ancient frescoes representing the 24 heavens.The two murals have no documentation,untitled list,and the image looks like there is no backlight,no headlight,no mount,no escort,no pedestal and foot treads,while the two figures are also in disrepair.By studying the cultural background,literature records,and image studies,this paper makes a specific identification of the 24 heavens of the two murals,and at the same time research their creation time as the middle and late Ming Dynasty.It also analyzes the composition,color characteristics and brushwork skills of the two shops mural paintings,adding an example to the image records of the ancient wall paintings of the 24 Heavens in China.