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(乙毗射匱可汗) 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(淵蓋蘇文) 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(秦王破陣樂), which was accepted by Indians at the time. Therefore, based on all these information, re-identifying the age of painting is necessary.
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.