Ajanta Cave 17: Hamsa Jataka (detail)
Ajanta Cave 17: Hamsa Jataka (detail)
阿旃陀石窟第17窟鵝王本生圖
印度
位於阿旃陀石窟（Ajanta Caves）第17窟大廳右壁及轉角壁柱上。事見南傳《本生經》第五三三則，描繪佛陀和阿難過去世各為鵝王和鵝將軍，遇難時表現出的無畏和忠義精神。
全圖依序描繪了鵝群棲息的湖泊、鵝群受驚飛走、鵝王和鵝將軍感激獵人不顧自身利益，將其釋放，而自願隨獵人進宮面聖、鵝王於宮內向國王說法等場面。圖中可見國王及王后坐於左側御座上，右下為鵝王及鵝將軍，周圍有大臣、侍從及宮女。
全圖構圖緊密，栩栩如生，所有形象皆以細緻強韌的線條勾勒，具藝術感染力。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 42.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 17: Hamsa Jataka." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 42.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 17: Hamsa Jataka" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:42.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 17: Hamsa Jataka. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 42).
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