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天王送子圖 (傳)吳道子

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又稱釋迦降生圖。無款印,傳吳道子繪,宋代(960~1279)摹本,以長卷形式描寫釋迦降生後,其父親淨飯王抱著他去拜謁天神的情景。圖上有南宋高宗(1127~1162在位)乾卦紹興小璽,賈似道封字長印。卷後有五代十國南唐(937~975)曹仲元、北宋(960~1127)李公麟等人跋及李公麟書《太子瑞應本起經》部分經文。吳道子為唐代(618~907)畫家,善畫佛道人物,畫史推崇其「落筆雄勁」、「敷彩簡淡」;其線描粗細變化,圓轉勁利,後人稱之為蓴菜描,衣紋勾繪流暢飄灑,世稱「吳帶當風」。對後來宗教人物畫有極大的影響。
 此卷前段畫騎獸奔馳送信之天神,雍容端坐的天王及隨侍天女;後段畫淨飯王抱著初生的釋迦,摩耶夫人緊跟在後,前方諸神張惶跪拜。畫中人物已本土化,如淨飯王和摩耶夫人完全是漢族帝后模樣。畫為白描,粗細頓挫,流暢飄舉。畫中天神的形象,令人窺見《歷代名畫記》形容吳畫天王「虯鬚雲鬢,數尺飛動,毛根出肉,力健有餘」的特點。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 437.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "King Suddhodana Presenting Prince Siddhartha to Heavenly Beings." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 437.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "King Suddhodana Presenting Prince Siddhartha to Heavenly Beings" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:437.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). King Suddhodana Presenting Prince Siddhartha to Heavenly Beings. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 437).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O},
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title = {{King Suddhodana Presenting Prince Siddhartha to Heavenly Beings}},
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