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2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A Study of Architectural Composition of Cave Temples of Later Phase at Ajanta

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 25420666
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Architectural history/Design
Research InstitutionKanazawa University

Principal Investigator

Yaguchi Naomichi  金沢大学, 人間科学系, 准教授 (00342048)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Keywordsアジャンター / 石窟寺院 / 左右対称性
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This Study aims to reveal the characteristic appearance and the process of the excavation of the cave temples at Ajanta from the following architectural points of view; the arrangement of cells and the fitting of door of cells, the arrangement and decoration of the pillars in the cave temples, and the architectural decoration of the walls and ceiling paintings. According to systematically collected data at the site and organized analysis, the caves at Ajanta are not the assemblage of individual cave, but the whole caves are excavated having influenced each other in diverse way.

Free Research Field

東洋建築史

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Published: 2017-05-10  

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