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六道繪

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畫面及題記皆取自日本天台宗高僧源信所著的《往生要集》,繪製於十三世紀。為讓觀者認識六道苦相,心生厭離,希求淨土,主題描繪地獄、餓鬼、畜生、阿修羅、人、天、閻魔王殿、念佛功德等,共十五幅,每幅高155.5公分,寬68公分。每圖上方皆有題記,書寫《往生要集》之要旨。一九六三年指定為日本國寶。
 其中地獄道以悲慘恐怖罪罰來表現,朱紅色錯雜其間,呈現火焰的效果;獄卒和受刑者之動作、表情各殊,內容豐富,寫實逼真,張力十足,頗具臨場感。阿修羅道因瞋、慢、疑等業因,故被視為好戰鬥的鬼神;圖中阿修羅道為阿修羅與帝釋天爭鬥不休的場面。人道不淨相圖旨在說明肉體的污穢,描寫美女屍體的腐敗過程,旁並添加四季景致,中間以花開花謝烘托虛無的人生。
 整組畫面使用暗色調,採墨色的陰影技法,明顯受到中國宋(960~1279)、元(1271~1368)繪畫的影響,並摻雜日本大和繪的柔和描法。
 作品構圖緊湊,比例勻整,用筆工細勁秀,被評為平安(794~1185)末期至鎌倉(1185~1333)時代六道繪中的最高傑作。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 828.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Shojuraigoji Temple: Six Realms of Existence." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 828.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Shojuraigoji Temple: Six Realms of Existence" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:828.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Shojuraigoji Temple: Six Realms of Existence. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 828).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z},
pages = 828,
title = {{Shojuraigoji Temple: Six Realms of Existence}},
volume = 16,
year = {2016}}


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