阿弗拉西阿卜大使廳壁畫本事辨析

Abstract

There have been many theories about the Afrasiab Paintings since modern times. In general, the painting is regarded as a reflection of a Samarkand painter’s worldview which is based on his imagination, and the contents of the painting is not necessarily true. Also, it is difficult to provide accurate information about the painting because it have been damaged so much, and it is difficult to present a theory nearly everyone agrees because there are so few historical records left by the Sodgians. However, in this paper, the interpretation of the painting will be suggested. First, what principles had been applied to construct the painting? The painting accepted and reflected the Four Emperor worldview. Second, different scholars present many theories about what the west-side of the painting described. Although the painting have seriously damaged, the contents of this west-side of the painting are a picture of Western Turk(西突厥) Illig Beg Shekuei Qaghan(乙毗匱可汗) and Fuhuman(拂呼縵)-King of Samarkand being paid tribute together. Of course, the painting necessarily correspond to historical facts, but we can see from the painting that the Samarkand people were quite confident. Thirdly, there is a theory about the period and purpose of the Goguryeo(高句麗/高麗) ambassadors in the painting, but the envoy in the painting were sent to Samarkand and Xue-Yantuo(薛延陀) from Yeon Gaesomun(淵蓋文) when Emperor Tai-zong(唐太宗) of Tang dynasty attacked Goguryeo. Based on the several contexts, in my opinion, that the giant man on the horse in the north-side painting is not the Emperor Gaozong(唐高宗), but the Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong promoted his warrior charisma by making songs like Qinwangpozenyue(秦王破陣), which was accepted by Indians at the time. Therefore, based on all these information, re-identifying the age of painting is necessary.