The analysis of Taoism and Buddhism paintings from the Palace Museum

• Main Authors: Su-hsin Liu, 劉素杏
• Other Authors: Yu-hsiu Lu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2004
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54266432037267969277

碩士 === 東吳大學 === 音樂學系 === 93 === The main concern of this thesis is the analysis of Taoism and Buddhism paintings, which were collected by the Palace Museum. The 6,000 celebrated paintings from Tang to Qing Dynasty were preserved in the Palace Museum. The seven percent of these paintings, about 400, has the musical subject matters. Then I sifted 21 paintings related to the theme of “Taoism” and “Buddhism” from these musical subject matters paintings. In terms of figures and leading gods, the “Taoism” paintings were divided into three chapters, Zhongkui, Xiwangmu and Baxian, the “Buddhims” were divided into three chapters, Rulai, Tian and Luohan. Following the three steps of musical iconic study mentioned by the musicologist Tilman Seebass: 1. Describing the icon in the painting. 2. Defining the story or origin of the icon, and supernatural message and symbolic significance in the scene. 3. observing and Interpreting the integral of the painting. So as to compare the symbolic meaning of icon in the second step and the cultural interpretation in the third step, this thesis puts the second and third steps in a chapter. The structures of instruments and the analysis of the effect of sound were taken into account in terms of alternative aspects, including art, life, religion and politics. With the two steps of analyzing and interpreting the musical icons, this thesis contributes a comprehension of musical subject matter in the painting and a general aspect of the vitality of early music. By referring to some documents, sculptures, musical instruments, scores, and painting which mirrored the musical phenomena, we can recognize music as the significant subject matter in our civilization.