study of the buddhist crafts in five dynasties and ten kingdoms period (10th century) in china -visual effects and the significance of production techniques

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K00204
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 01060:History of arts-related
• Research Institution: The Museum Yamato Bunkakan
• Principal Investigator: Taki Asako 公益財団法人大和文華館, その他部局等, 学芸部課長 (90416264)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 金属工芸 / 呉越国 / 遼 / 彫金 / 五代十国時代 / 仏教工芸 / 荘厳 / 銭俶

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Line engraving techniques in metal crafts can be mainly divided into "hair engraving" and "kick engraving" based on the type of tool (chisel) and the method of application. However, detailed investigation and observation of the works in this study revealed that there is a wide range of expression methods, and that there is a bias (tendency) in the techniques used depending on the type of Buddhist artifacts. In particular, it was confirmed that the techniques used for line-engraved mirrors, which are thought to have been required for the manifestation of the Buddha, were appropriate for this purpose.

Free Research Field

五代十国時代の美術、仏教工芸

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

仏教においては、「荘厳」（仏や仏の教えを厳かに飾ること）は功徳とされる。そのために仏教にかかわる造形物では、どのような視覚的効果が求められ、材質と技法が選択されたのか、背景にある思想と関連付けながら考察する必要があると考える。本研究では、視覚的効果をねらった線刻技法が用いられたことが想定された線刻鏡の線刻技法と表現の関係を基軸に進め、その結果、中国国内における仏塔へ奉納する行為についての考え方および、東アジアにおける交流史において重要な観点を得たと考えている。