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Compassionate Avalokitesvara by Lei Yanmei discovered at Mogao Cave 17; Later Jin dynasty, dated 947

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雷延美

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生卒年不詳。五代後晉(936~946)木雕版畫藝人。為現知最早存留姓名於作品的雕版印刷工匠。甘肅敦煌莫高窟第17窟藏經洞中發現署有其名之作品二件,其一為後晉開運四年(947)雕版佛畫,造像右側題「歸義軍節度史檢校太傅曹元忠造」,左題「大慈大悲救苦觀世音菩薩」;下半部雕印緣起題記,末署「匠人雷延美」。觀音菩薩跣足立於蓮台之上,帶圓形頭光,帔帛自兩肩繞過雙臂,身軀微側,線條流暢,刀法嫻熟。
 另一件作品經摺裝刻印本《金剛般若波羅蜜經》第三十至三十二品殘卷,其中存有「天福十五(950)年己酉歲五月十五日記雕版押衙雷延美」字款此二作品時間相差約三年,雷延美已從匠人身分升格為歸義軍節度使押衙,應為官衙專設雕印機構之管理者。
 其木刻品是敦煌地區最早出現的雕刻珍品,足見五代時期(907~960)佛教版刻藝術的高超水平。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 154.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Lei Yanmei." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 154.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Lei Yanmei" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:154.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Lei Yanmei. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 154).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People },
pages = 154,
title = {{Lei Yanmei}},
volume = 19,
year = {2016}}


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