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A Summary of Ancient Wood Carvings Unearthed in Xinjiang Since the Second Half of the 20th Century

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DOI: 10.23977/artpl.2023.040604 | Downloads: 14 | Views: 433

Author(s)

Muheyati•Jiahai 1,2

Affiliation(s)

1 College of Fine Arts, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
2 Art College, Yili Normal University, Yining, 835000, China

Corresponding Author

Muheyati•Jiahai

ABSTRACT

In the early stages of ancient sculpture in Xinjiang, most of it was wood carving art, while stone and clay sculpture art were relatively rare. Since the spread of Buddhism, sculpture art has rapidly developed. The development of sculpture reached a climax in the period from about the 3rd to the 10th century A.D., and they also had countless relationships with stone carvings, bone carvings, pottery sculptures, etc. in the same period. More of them were unearthed from the ruins of Loulan, Nya, Milan, Mingwu, Damagou and other places around the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang. With the discovery of archaeological data in recent years, the total number of ancient Western Regions wood carvings has exceeded 2000. It is necessary to systematically organize and study them.

KEYWORDS

Western Regions; Ancient; Wood Carving; Archaeological Discovery

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Muheyati•Jiahai, A Summary of Ancient Wood Carvings Unearthed in Xinjiang Since the Second Half of the 20th Century. Art and Performance Letters (2023) Vol. 4: 16-23. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2023.040604.

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