Prince Shotoku and Two Princes attributed to Prince Ajwa Taeja; Asuka to Nara period
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阿佐太子
畫家
生卒年不詳。韓國百濟威德王（554～597在位）之子。擅長繪畫。於威德王四十四年（597）赴日本，成為聖德太子的弟子。畫有聖德太子像，傳說該肖像畫為描繪聖德太子之最早作品，原為奈良法隆寺所藏，明治十一年（1878）成為獻納皇室之御物，現為東京宮內廳保管。該像容貌、寶冠之表現及構圖，係依中國古代帝王肖像畫之形式，畫風古典被視為是唐人之筆，又稱唐本御影。
圖中央為聖德太子，其左右各繪一位身形較小的王子。據舊法隆寺《寺傳》載，此幅為百濟國阿佐太子至日本所繪；以鐵線描勾勒輪廓，採暈染法賦色，具立體感，從五官的筆法，推測繪製於八世紀，為研究當時人物繪畫技法之重要史料。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 210.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Prince Ajwa Taeja." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 210.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Prince Ajwa Taeja" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:210.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Prince Ajwa Taeja. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 210).
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