中国祆教画像石在艺术史上的意义

On the Meaning of Zoroastrian Stone Engravings in Chinese History of Art

文章讨论了十六国至隋时期山西、河南、陕西等地六组祆教画像石,它们大致可分为两类:祭祀类与盟会类。从风格上分析,它们与中国绘画史上的粟特画派和于阗画派有关。中国的礼制艺术,能够吸纳外来的祆教艺术,而这一点,亦反映了中国文明与伊朗文明及中亚文明的互动。

This paper examines the six sets of Zoroastrian Stone Engravings from the Sixteen States Period to the Sui Dynasty, excavated in Shanxi, Henan and Shannxi etc. These pictorial stones can be primarily classified into two groups, by their subject matters: Sacrificing activities and getting into al- liance with other states. By analyzing the style of these stone carvings, the author proposes that they are related to Sogdian school of art and khotan school of art as well, and further suggests that, since the ritual art of China assimilated Zoroastrian art from foreign areas, there must have been important interactions among Chinese culture, Iranian culture and the Central Asian culture.