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Dizang Bodhisattva with the Ten Kings of Hell Mural from Zhihua Hall (Zhihuadian, Hall of Transforming Wisdom), full mural
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Dizang Bodhisattva with the Ten Kings of Hell Mural from Zhihua Hall (Zhihuadian, Hall of Transforming Wisdom), full mural
智化殿壁画, "地藏菩萨与十府冥王", 全壁画
Creator
unknown
Work Type
mural paintings
Date
unknown
Period
Ming
Cultural Context
Chinese
Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Material
wood
polychrome
Technique
mural painting
Measurements
(m) 3 length, 4.67 width
Capture Date
2023-10-12
File Format
image
Descriptions and Subjects
Work Description
“地藏菩萨与十府冥王”壁画位于智化殿扇面墙后面,抱厦南壁,高3米,宽4.67米。采用对称式构图,正中央为地藏菩萨,左右分别为道明和尚、闵长者和冥府十王。地藏菩萨,头戴花冠,身穿袈裟,全身璎珞珠宝装饰。右手持锡杖,表示戒行精严,爱护众生;左手持摩尼宝珠,表示满众生愿望。菩萨两侧各有六人,其中左侧身穿袈裟的比丘是道明和尚,右侧与道明和尚对应的是闵长者,左右侧其余十人为冥府十王。画中十王双手持笏,面向菩萨拱手而立,身着同样形式的衣冠,只是颜色有别。画的上端空余处有云纹图案。整幅壁画用色考究:主要有红、绿、黑、白、黄。画面人物众多,构图严谨,色彩绚丽,线条流畅。尤其是地藏菩萨,肌肤柔美,神情端丽,超凡脱俗、清新明净。地藏菩萨是佛教四大菩萨之一,在诸菩萨中以“大愿”著称,他的誓言“地狱不空,誓不成佛”。宋《高僧传》载:地藏菩萨为新罗国(即朝鲜)王族,姓金名乔觉,后出家,法名地藏。唐肃宗至德年间,他来到我国安徽九华山苦修,受到当地闵长者的供养。闵长者的儿子也跟从他出家,法号道明。金地藏涅槃后,世人看到他逝后肉身与佛经中的地藏菩萨相同,一致认为他是地藏菩萨化身,称他为“金地藏”,闵长者父子随之出名。后代塑像时,便常将此二人作为胁侍。壁画绘制在木板的板壁上,木板上贴有麻布,其上涂的是草泥,草泥层上有粉底层,然后是壁画表面的颜料层。表现的是地藏菩萨现六身的六道说法图。
Image Description
overall view
全景
Subjects
bodhisattvas
Rights and Identifier
Image Rights
in copyright
Image Source
Center for the Art of East Asia
Image ID
BZT-2023-ZHD-1688
Location
Original Location
Zhihua Si (temple)
Beijing
China
Collection
Beijing Zhihua Temple
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