A Study on the Buddhist Sculuptures in tne Period of Empress Wu

• Project/Area Number: 25370127
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fine art history
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: YAGI Haruo 筑波大学, 芸術系, 教授 (90261792)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OZAWA Masahito 成城大学, 文芸学部, 教授 (00257205)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 則天武后期仏教造像 / 初唐仏教造像 / 盛唐仏教造像 / 敦煌莫高窟唐前期造像 / 龍門石窟唐前期造像 / 西安宝慶寺塔造像龕 / 山東唐前期造像 / 天龍山石窟前期造像 / 天龍山石窟唐前期造像 / 龍門石窟 / 奉先寺洞 / 西安唐代仏教美術 / 洛陽唐代仏教美術 / 四川地方 / 広元皇沢寺石窟 / 梓潼県臥龍山千仏崖摩崖 / 唐時代仏教美術 / 西安仏教美術

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In Tang period,it was during the reign of Empress Wu (690-705) when the rapid development both in style and form of Buddhist sculpture took place and the Buddhist statues began to show realistic representation in physical rendering. Such pursuit of realism in sculpture continued in the succeeding reigns of Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong (705-712) .
The rendering of the Buddha’s thighs being exposed through the drapery was brought over as a trait of expression along the Indian boom which came to China after the rerun of Xuanzang and Wang Xuance. This type of expression became the foundation both in style and form of the Buddhist sculpture of Emperor Zhongzong and Ruizong times.The realistic representation of Buddhist statues was earnestly pursued to its far most end after the Empress Wu’s reign. This human-like representation of Buddha image is the most outstanding and unique characteristic of the Buddhist art of the High Tang period and a clear separation from the Indian art.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] 中国社会科学院考古研究所/敦煌研究院(中国)
• [Journal Article] 則天武后期末の西安仏教造像について (2015)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Journal Title: 仏教芸術 Volume: 341 Pages: 28-59
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 龍門石窟唐前期諸窟中に見られる浄土表現について (2015)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Journal Title: 泉屋博古館紀要 Volume: 31 Pages: 47-71
• [Journal Article] 天龍山石窟唐代窟の編年研究 (2015)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Journal Title: 隋唐仏教社の基層構造の研究 Volume: １ Pages: 136-173
• [Journal Article] 関由龍門石窟西山南端諸窟編年 (2015)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Journal Title: 石窟寺研究 Volume: 6 Pages: 325-347
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] けい窯地区出土の白陶仏像について (2015)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Journal Title: 陶説 Volume: 751 Pages: 32-35
• [Journal Article] 山東地方の唐前期造像に関する一考察 (2015)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Journal Title: 芸術研究報 Volume: 35 Pages: 13-24
  • NAID: 40020545566
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 龍門石窟敬善寺洞地区造像に関する一考察 (2014)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Journal Title: 泉屋博古館紀要 Volume: 30 Pages: 27-51
  • NAID: 40020319603
• [Journal Article] 龍門石窟第1280窟（奉先寺）の再評価 (2014)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Journal Title: 中国考古学 Volume: 14 Pages: 165-191
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 敦煌莫高窟唐前期諸窟における西方浄土変相図の展開 (2014)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Journal Title: 仏教芸術 Volume: 335 Pages: 9-37
  • NAID: 40020179047
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 広元皇沢寺初唐造像考 (2013)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Journal Title: 中国国家美術 Volume: 17 Pages: 148-157
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] ぎょう城およびその付近の東魏・北斉時期の仏教造像の多様性について (2015)
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Organizer: 2015年度日本中国考古学会全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 成城大学（東京都世田谷区）
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-19
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 雲岡石窟第3期諸窟について
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Organizer: 中日雲岡学術研究討会
  • Place of Presentation: 雲岡研究院（中国）
• [Presentation] 関由敦煌莫高窟唐代西方浄土変相図
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Organizer: 敦煌唐代経変画研究学術討論会
  • Place of Presentation: 敦煌研究院（中国）
• [Presentation] 龍門石窟奉先洞の再評価について
  • Author(s): 八木春生
  • Organizer: 日本中国考古学会
  • Place of Presentation: 駒沢大学（東京都世田谷区）
• [Remarks] 唐代経変画研究学術討論会在敦煌研究員挙行
  • URL: http://public.dha.ac.cn/content.aspx?id=484417559898