Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling (detail)
Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling - Dwarves Playing
Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling - Bull-Headed Creature
Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling - Fruits and Vegetables
阿旃陀石窟第1窟天花藻井
印度馬哈拉施特拉邦奧蘭加巴德
位於阿旃陀石窟（Ajanta Caves）第1窟大廳頂部。規律整齊地劃分出大小單元圖案，除象徵佛教的蓮花外，另有蔬果、花草、天鵝、神獸、藥叉等紋樣。較特別的有牛首神獸，其前半身為公牛，腰部以下化為魚尾，與花蔓底紋融為一體。另有成對的矮人，作出相互嬉戲的有趣動作。
該窟天花藻井著色鮮豔，線條清晰明朗，反映了古代印度建築彩畫的高度藝術成就。花鬘紋樣在印度始於二世紀左右，約完成於五世紀。於長莖上摻雜植物的花、果實，或搭配人物、動物，形成獨特的繁複藤鬘紋樣，可說是吉祥紋的一種，意味繁殖和豐饒。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 13.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 13.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:13.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 13).
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