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蘇旺那潤寺須大拏太子本生圖

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位於蘇旺那潤寺(Wat Suwannaram)戒堂。須大拏太子徹底布施的行持事見南傳《本生經》第五四七則,在泰國普遍傳誦,印成經本,亦為佛教藝術常見之題材,該寺作品即為拉瑪三世(Rama III,1824~1851在位)時期的壁畫代表作之一。
 此故事畫以一圖多景呈現,其中須大拏太子被放逐前與父王珊闍耶和母后普薩提告別、珊闍耶王率領盛大隊伍入林尋訪太子、迎接返宮的情節,展現出該國王室生活的禮儀和帝王出巡的排場。
 告別情節以雅致的花卉屏風作背景,左側國王和一對孫兒女坐於高台座上,右側太子、太子妃和王后三人圍坐,各人均表情平和,一掌貼近臉龐,表現悲傷。眾人以優雅的手勢表達情緒,反映出現實中嚴格的宮廷教養。
 珊闍耶王尋訪太子的情節,描繪王坐於大象負馱的華麗轎子上,佩劍侍衛隨侍於旁;前有三行擊鼓和擎華蓋的隊伍,以及吹奏各式樂器的樂師;前方為先導騎士和象隊,聲勢浩大。人物衣著色彩鮮豔,細節描繪細膩。山石樹林的背景以寫實手法表現,並以不同色調製造出遠近效果。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 999.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Wat Suwannaram Ordination Hall: Prince Vessantara Jataka." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 999.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Wat Suwannaram Ordination Hall: Prince Vessantara Jataka" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:999.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Wat Suwannaram Ordination Hall: Prince Vessantara Jataka. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 999).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z},
pages = 999,
title = {{Wat Suwannaram Ordination Hall: Prince Vessantara Jataka}},
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