獅子像
- 賓陽洞下出土
- 唐時代
- 石灰石
- H-58.8
- 所蔵
- 龍門石窟研究所蔵
石灰石／賓陽洞下出土 唐時代／高61.8 cm／龍門石窟研究所蔵
1991年に賓陽洞下から発掘された。首を左にひねり、前足を伸ばして坐っていたと思われるが、現在、前足の下部、体部の胸以下を失っている。獅子は目を怒らせ、すこし開いた口には歯をのぞかせていて、肩先の逞しい筋肉表現には穏やかな写実性が感じられる。作風が獅子洞の獅子に近いことから、この像も７世紀末の制作と思われる。
Catalogue Entry
Limestone/ Excavated from the area beneath the Binyangdong Caves,
Tang dynasty/ H. 61.8 cm/ Longmen Caves Research Institute
This fragment of a lion was excavated from the area beneath the Binyandong Caves in 1991. The neck of the lion is twisted to the left and it is thought that the lion was originally sitting with its front legs straight, though the lower halves of the forelegs and the body area from chest to tail are missing. The eyes of the lion are fearsome and its teeth are visible in its partially opened mouth. There is a sense of calm realism in the depiction of the lion's brawny chest musculature. This work is thought to have been created around the end of the 7th century as the style of this lion is similar to lions in the Shizidong Cave.