Ajanta Cave 2: Ceiling
Ajanta Cave 2: Ceiling - Apsara
阿旃陀石窟第2窟龕頂
印度
位於阿旃陀石窟（Ajanta Caves）第2窟佛龕龕頂。天花藻井為長方形，藻井主體圖案為圓形蓮花紋，最內為一朵盛開的蓮花，蓮心為紅色，中間顏色較淡，層層暈染，富有變化。花瓣由墨線勾勒而成，瓣瓣肥厚疏朗，其外為兩道弦紋。
中層為一圈帶狀花紋，綠葉枝蔓相連，有花朵點綴其間，富於節奏感，其外又為兩道弦紋。外層為一圈連續紋樣，由豎條隔成小格，其內為網紋、扇紋、四瓣花紋等，彼此間隔，其外為三道弦紋。
藻井角隅各畫一身飛天，身形較為壯碩，手持蓮花或托物，袒上身，下著短裙，手腳佩戴環釧。藻井彩繪用色不多，但是相互間搭配組合，變化豐富，各種紋樣布置合理，整體獲得簡潔大方的效果。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 22.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 2: Ceiling." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 22.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 2: Ceiling" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:22.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 2: Ceiling. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 22).
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