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Horyuji Temple Five-Story Pagoda Sculptures: Manjusri Inquiring about Vimalakirti; H: 52.4 cm (Manjusri), 45.2 cm (Vimalakirti)

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Horyuji Temple Five-Story Pagoda Sculptures: Life of the Buddha - Parinirvana; L: 98 cm (Buddha)

法隆寺五重塔造像

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位於五重塔第一層,塔心柱四面。塔心柱四面皆設佛龕,龕內泥塑岩窟,塔心柱東面為維摩詰居士與文殊菩薩問答的「維摩詰像土」,北面是釋迦牟尼佛涅槃的「涅槃像土」,西面為八分舍利的「分舍利像土」,南面為彌勒菩薩化現世間救度眾生的「彌勒佛像土」。四面近百尊塑像,此大規模的塑像群在日本唯有法隆寺五重塔完整保存下來,代表奈良(710~794)初期塑像之範例。一九五六年指定為日本國寶。
 諸像之構造係於座板中央豎一根角材,再纏繞繩子作為芯柱,手指、衣服嵌入銅線、銅板,外表泥塑並施加彩色。人物及場面的擺設對稱,描線工整優美,樸實高雅,表現匠師之巧思。以黏土塑造表現肢體、衣服的質感,其寫實的技法深受中國盛唐(712~756)造像的影響。
 其中,維摩詰居士與文殊菩薩論法的會場,兩位主角對坐於中央。圖右為文殊,高52.4公分,束高髮髻;左是維摩詰,高45.2公分,面露病容;四周圍繞菩薩、弟子、身著唐服的婦女及西方人士等聽法眾,高約28.2~45公分。後方為山岳形象,兩側湧現雲彩象徵飛來的獅子座。
 北面為釋迦牟尼佛涅槃的場面,釋迦像長98公分。四周環繞諸菩薩、弟子等,高約18.1~58.9公分,表情沉痛,哀號哭泣,搥胸頓足,寫實逼真。佛袈裟衣褶清晰,肌肉筋脈刻劃鮮明。跪坐於佛足邊的阿修羅像,是日本現存年代最早的阿修羅像。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 450.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Horyuji Temple Five-Story Pagoda Sculptures." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 450.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Horyuji Temple Five-Story Pagoda Sculptures" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:450.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Horyuji Temple Five-Story Pagoda Sculptures. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 450).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M},
pages = 450,
title = {{Horyuji Temple Five-Story Pagoda Sculptures}},
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