《张胜温画卷》“十六大国王众”画面创作意图探究

On the Creation Intent of the “Sixteen Great Kings” in Zhang Shengwen's Scroll

《张胜温画卷》中的“十六大国王众”画面与同画卷的“利贞皇帝礼佛图”“法界源流图”三者并置却无明显关联,其画面的创作意图值得深入探究。因《张胜温画卷》与《南诏图传》之间深厚的渊源,以《南诏图传》的绘制目的为切入点,结合段智兴即位时的政治动乱分析,可以推测“十六大国王众”画面的绘制可能有三个目的:一是借助《仁王护国经》的戡乱之能来攘除国患,二是利用该画面与“利贞皇帝礼佛图”画面构成的平等对立关系来强调大理段氏王权的正统性,三是满足段智兴对四夷怀服的政治想象。

The scene of the “Sixteen Great Kings” in Zhang Shengwen's Scroll does not have a clear connection with the scenes on the same scroll, “Emperor Lizhen's Worshipping Buddha” and “Diagram of the Origin of the Dharma Realm”, which prompts the current research on the creation intent behind this composition. Given the deep connection between Zhang Shengwen's Scroll and Illustrated History of Nanzhao, this study, anchored in the purpose of creating the Illustrated History of Nanzhao, and considering the political turmoil during Duan Zhixing's reign, suggests three possible objectives for the creation of the “Sixteen Great Kings”: firstly, utilizing the power of suppressing state troubles through the Humane King Sutra;secondly, emphasizing the legitimacy of the Duan family's royalty through the symmetrical and balanced composition between this scene and “Emperor Lizhen's Worshiping Buddha”;and thirdly, satisfying Duan Zhixing's political imagination of foreign nations acknowledging his rule.