Tubo period stone lions similar to each other in style were unearthed from the Tubo cemetery at Kexiaotu in Dulan,Qinghai,and Tubo king tombs in Qionggyai and the Chamuqin cemetery in Lhaze,Tibet.In form and style the...Tubo period stone lions similar to each other in style were unearthed from the Tubo cemetery at Kexiaotu in Dulan,Qinghai,and Tubo king tombs in Qionggyai and the Chamuqin cemetery in Lhaze,Tibet.In form and style they differ from the Tang period stone lions in the Central Plains,and,as is generally believed,seem to bear elements of the West Asian or Indian style.In the early Tubo period,there existed lion figures in two artistic styles,which were brought about under the influence of the Indian and the Six Dynasties and Tang period Central Plains styles respectively.The stone lions from Kexiaotu and other localities must belong to the latter category.展开更多
文摘Tubo period stone lions similar to each other in style were unearthed from the Tubo cemetery at Kexiaotu in Dulan,Qinghai,and Tubo king tombs in Qionggyai and the Chamuqin cemetery in Lhaze,Tibet.In form and style they differ from the Tang period stone lions in the Central Plains,and,as is generally believed,seem to bear elements of the West Asian or Indian style.In the early Tubo period,there existed lion figures in two artistic styles,which were brought about under the influence of the Indian and the Six Dynasties and Tang period Central Plains styles respectively.The stone lions from Kexiaotu and other localities must belong to the latter category.
