A Research on the Origin and Development of the Graphic Catalogue of Buddhist Statues in the Sui and Tang Dynasties
The graphic catalogue of Buddhist statues in the Sui and Tang dynasties is closely related to the innovation of printing,photography,and other technologies.Modern scholars'attention to the catalogue of Buddhist statues in the Sui and Tang dynasties mainly focuses on the catalog that emerged after the Qing Dynasty.In fact,during the Tang Dynasty,Buddhist statues already had the technical conditions for recording.This article summarizes the historical description of Sui and Tang Dynasty statue records from the perspective of technological innovation,and systematically classifies and summarizes the description of Sui and Tang Dynasty statue records based on modern catalog data.
Sui and Tang dynastiesBuddhist StatuesCatalogueRubbingsPrinti ng Technology