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This paper is aimed to discuss the landscape painting’s overall style, artistic conception , space construction, modeling, drawing and ink expression in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes Murals in Tang Dynasty by means of exploring the factors of Buddhism dissemination, features of Buddhistic art, Dunhuang mural style, the inner meaning, the evolution and history of landscape painting. As well as attempting to find out the possible connections between landscape murals and Yellow River culture. Considering of the particular geographic position and its cultural features of Dunhuang, the study is referred to 王克文 “敦煌藝術風華” to sort Tang Dynasty into four time periods to discuss the form development and the style changes of landscape murals, which is early Tang (618~712), high Tang (712~ 781), middle Tang (781~ 848) also known as the Tubo (Tibetan) period, and late Tang period (848~ 906) during which Dunhuang returned to Chinese rule because of the military feat of a local general Zhang Yichao. The identification of the Mogao mural’s age is referred to the “Dunhuang rock cave content always records” which published by the Dunhuang Research Institute Cavern Primarily. Besides, taking the landscape as the main discussing object no matter from story murals, transformed murals or historic Buddhist murals. Also, making the cross match and discussion on these developing factors in order to look into its epochal landscape painting style and interact between each other. Furthermore, using point-by-point comparison in the same period and item-by-item comparison in different period can avoid departing form microcosmic frame. This paper is divided into six chapters: Chapter 1 introduction, state the motivation, range and objective of the research. Chapter 2 summarize the development of Dunhuang landscape murals, better understand the inner spirit and external technique changing is benefit to compare, analyze and further to summarize the development of landscape in Tang Dynasty of Dunhuang murals. Chapter 3 explores the continuity of Dunhuang landscape murals from the Northern Zhou period to Sui Dynasty. It mainly illustrates the landscape mural style in Northern Zhou period connects to that in Tang Dynasty and continues to Sui Dynasty. Chapter 4 the key point of this paper, the development of landscape in Tang Dynasty of Dunhuang murals. It discusses the various style of landscape murals on structure, modeling, lines, coloring ect.. in four separate Tang Dyansty- early Tang , high Tang, middle Tang and late Tang, point out the relationships of each period and similarities and dissimilarities between each other. Chapter 5 the influence of landscape in Tang Dynasty of Dunhuang murals to the Five Dynasty, it discusses the continuity of landscape in Tang Dynasty of Dunhuang murals. Chapter 6 conclusion, focus and conclude on the style and value of landscape in Tang Dynasty of Dunhuang murals and reveal that the value of landscape painting in Dunhuang murals can be regarded as the evidence in the research of Chinese landscape painting history.
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