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ID: 300106868
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300106868

 

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Sarnath (Gupta (culture and style), <Indian dynastic styles and periods>, ... Styles and Periods (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Refers to the culture, particularly sculpture, of the city of Sarnath in northern India, during the Gupta period. Sarnath is especially known for its Buddha figures which were widely disseminated and for centuries influenced representations of Buddha in eastern India as well as Southeast Asia. Developed in the late 5th century, these sculptures break with the plastic forms created by Mathura sculptors; instead, the Buddhas, depicted in a transcendent state, are perfectly and harmonically proportioned but are not naturalistically treated. Also, their clothing clings to their bodies but not in a realistic manner. The smooth bodies and clothing contrast with the intricately decorated haloes, which resemble those of contemporary standing Buddha figures from Mathura. Sarnath sculptors also created high-quality narrative sculpture, mainly stelae depicting events from the Buddha's life.
 
Terms:
Sarnath (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,A)
Sarnath (Spanish-P,D,U,U)
Sarnath (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
鹿野苑 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
薩爾納特 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
lù yě yuàn (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
lu ye yuan (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
lu yeh yüan (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  F.FL

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Styles and Periods Facet
Styles and Periods Facet
Hierarchy of Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
.... Styles and Periods (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of <styles, periods, and cultures by region>
........ <styles, periods, and cultures by region> (G)
Hierarchy of Asian
............ Asian (G)
Hierarchy of South Asian
................ South Asian (G)
Hierarchy of Indian (South Asian)
.................... Indian (South Asian) (G)
Hierarchy of <Indian dynastic styles and periods>
........................ <Indian dynastic styles and periods> (G)
Hierarchy of Gupta (culture and style)
............................ Gupta (culture and style) (G)
Hierarchy of Sarnath
................................ Sarnath (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 指笈多王朝時期發展於北印度鹿野苑市的文化,特別是雕刻方面。鹿野苑文化特別為人所著稱的是其佛教塑像,這些佛像不僅傳佈各地,更影響了幾世紀以來東印度與南亞一帶的對於佛祖的視覺再現。這些發展於五世紀末的雕像,打破了鹿野苑雕刻家的造型型制,放棄自然風格主義,改採一種完美而和諧的比例,描繪佛祖處於一種超凡入定的狀態,。此外,佛像的衣著雖然相當貼身,但也非採寫實風格呈現。平滑的身體及衣服與裝飾精巧的背光所形成的對比,相當接近出自秣菟羅的當代立佛像。鹿野苑雕刻家也製作有敘事性事件的高品質雕刻,內容主要描述佛陀生平事件。 
Dutch ..... Verwijst naar de cultuur, vooral de beeldhouwkunst, van de stad Sarnath in noordelijk India, gedurende de Gupta-periode. Sarnath is vooral bekend om zijn boeddhafiguren, die wijd verspreid waren en die eeuwenlang voorstellingen van Boeddha hebben beïnvloed in oostelijk India en Zuidoost-Azië. Deze beeldhouwwerken werden ontwikkeld aan het eind van de 5de eeuw, en breken met de plastische vormen die zijn gemaakt door Mathura-beeldhouwers; in plaats hiervan zijn de Boeddhabeelden, die in een transcendente staat worden weergegeven, perfect en harmonisch geproportioneerd, maar niet op een naturalistische manier weergegeven. Ook hangt hun kleding om hun lichamen, maar niet op een realistische manier. De gelijkmatige lichamen en de kleding contrasteren met de rijkelijk versierde aureolen, die lijken op die van contemporaine, staande boeddhafiguren uit Mathura. Sarnath-beeldhouwers maakten ook narratieve beeldhouwwerken van hoge kwaliteit, vooral stèles die gebeurtenissen afbeelden uit het leven van Boeddha. 
Spanish ..... Se refiere a la cultura, particularmente la escultura, de la ciudad de Sarnath en India del norte, durante el período Gupta. Sarnath es especialmente conocido por sus figuras de Buddha las que se propagaron ampliamente y durante siglos influenciaron las representaciones de Buda en India oriental así como en el Sudeste Asia. Desarrollado a fines del siglo V, estas esculturas rompen con las formas plásticas creadas por los escultores Mathura; en cambio, los Budas que se representan en un estado transcendente, son perfectamente y armónicamente proporcionados, pero no se tratan naturalistamente. También, su ropa se adhiere a sus cuerpos, pero no de una manera realista. Los suaves cuerpos y atavíos contrastan con los halos intricadamente decorados que se parecen a aquellas figuras contemporáneas del Buda parado de Mathura. Escultores de Sarnath también crearon escultura narrativa de alta calidad, principalmente estelas de piedra representando eventos de la vida de Buda. 

Sources and Contributors:
鹿野苑............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........  中國大百科全書智慧藏網 March 6, 2012
...........  印度藝術史概論 31
薩爾納特............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...........  大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 March 6, 2012
lu yeh yüan............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  TELDAP database (2009-)
lu ye yuan............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  TELDAP database (2009-)
lù yě yuàn............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  TELDAP database (2009-)
Sarnath............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
.................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................  Cofmaraswamy, History of Indian and Indonesian Art (1927) 287
.................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................  Goetz, India (1981)
.................  Harle, Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent (1986) 592; 105, needs diacritics
.................  Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art (1972-1980) 777
.................  Pearman, CMA Slide Library Classification (1980s) 224
.................  Rowland, Art and Architecture of India (1970) 510
.................  TAA database (2000-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  Goetz, India (1981)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Legacy AAT data
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... TELDAP database (2009-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Goetz, India (1981)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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