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華嚴經卷首圖

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此經為日本鎌倉建久六年(1195)重建奈良東大寺大佛殿落成慶典時的供養寫經,參加的僧眾以瓷青紙金字奉書中國唐代(618~907)實叉難陀譯《大方廣佛華嚴經》一部,作為稱揚《華嚴經》的經題。每卷封面裝飾寶相花卷草紋,扉頁卷首圖以金銀泥繪製,以自然景物表現經文要旨,一改傳統說法圖的盛大場面,現為日本重要文化財。
 每幅圖畫左方畫有銀線界格,以金泥書寫卷別、品名、經文等內容。卷第三十七卷首圖描繪太陽從高空照射到山丘、原野、平地及花草樹木等每個角落,說明菩薩平等無差別智,猶如毗盧遮那佛光明遍照的境界,象徵華嚴宇宙觀。太陽的光芒以三道線畫出,高低起伏的山丘顯示遠近的距離,明亮幽暗的色彩表現丘陵低谷,山丘上並繪有數株樹,而不見人物。經卷七卷首圖表現普賢菩薩於空中摩頂授記。卷第一及卷第六十五之卷首圖則為善財童子參訪善知識的場景。
 畫作線條簡略,以暗色調為背景,其嶄新的構圖為鎌倉時代(1185~1333)新畫風。繪畫的題材有太陽、月影、狩獵或農耕等世俗人物,成為了解當時民間實態的寶貴資料。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 912.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Todaiji Temple: Frontispieces of the Avatamsaka Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 912.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Todaiji Temple: Frontispieces of the Avatamsaka Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:912.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Todaiji Temple: Frontispieces of the Avatamsaka Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 912).
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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 = 912,
title = {{Todaiji Temple: Frontispieces of the Avatamsaka Sutra}},
volume = 16,
year = {2016}}


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