古代オリエント博物館「古代インドにぎやかアート」-かわいい動物土偶等
サンシャインシティ古代オリエント博物館(豊島区東池袋3)で7月23日「古代インドにぎやかアート」が開始
*紀元前二千年頃インダス文明期のコブウシ形土偶
モヘンジョ・ダロ遺跡に代表されるインダス文明仏教とギリシア彫刻という東西の文明が合流したガンダーラ美術等の古代インド文明。仏教という形で日本にも影響を与えている
土器の表面を埋め尽くすように描かれた文様やガンダーラ仏教美術に施された多様な彫刻などの芸術は古代インドの
Sunshine City's Ancient Orient Museum (3, Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) on July 23 started "A Variety of Arts and Crafts in Ancient India."
*A zebu-like clay figure from the Indus civilization around 2000 BCE
The ancient Indian civilization involves the Gandhara arts and other works, an East-West fusion of Indus civilization Buddhism, which is represented by the Mohenjo-daro ruins, with Grecian sculpture. The civilization has influenced Japan as well in the form of Buddhism.
Patterns drawn to cover all corners of the surface of earthenware, various sculptures administered in Gandhara arts, and other arts are characterized by "merriness" and "vitality" of ancient India.
"Lively Art of Ancient India" starts in Sunshine City Ancient Orient Museum (Higashiikebukuro 3, Toshima-ku) on July 23rd.
* Zebu shaped clay doll of the Indus Civilization in about B.C. 2000.
The ancient Indian civilization such as the Gandhara art were where the East and West civilizations, the Indus Civilization Buddhism represented by the remains of Mohenjo-Daro and the Greek sculpture, joined together. It affected Japan, too, in the form of Buddhism.
The arts such as the pattern which was drawn to cover completely the surface of the earthenware and the various sculptures placed in Gandharan Buddhism art feature the ancient Indian "liveliness" and the "overflowing feeling of life."
「にぎやか」や「生命感にあふれている」という特徴を持つ。「デフォルメされた人間や動物の文様はマンガチックで古代インド独特のデザイン力の面白さがある」と同博物館研究員の津本さん。「動物の土偶、文様など、とてもかわいいものが多い」と話す
展示品は彩文土器、動物・人物土偶、インダス式印章、メノウ製首飾り、埋蔵土器などのインダス文明を代表する南アジアの先史時代考古遺物。仏像、建築装飾、ガラスなどガンダーラ仏教美術を中心とする美術工芸品、19世紀インド大衆宗教絵画(ヒンドゥー教の神々)等
The exhibition includes the archaeological remains of the prehistoric age of the Southern Asia, representing the Indus Civilization, such as the earthenware with colored pattern, the animal and human being clay dolls, the Indus style seals, the necklaces made of agate, the buried earthenware etc.
Also, Buddha statues, the building decorations, the industrial art objects mainly of the Gandharan Buddhism art including the glass, 19th century Indian public religion pictures (gods of the Hinduism), and so on.
8月にはインダス文字や動物の文様が刻まれたインダス式印章を焼くと固まる粘土に押す「インダス式印章をおしてみよう!」現代南アジアの衣装を試着して携帯写真で撮影をする「インドの衣装を着てみよう!」かわいいオリジナル土偶を作る「オリジナル土偶を作ってみよう!」等のワークショップや講演会「インダス文明の遺跡を掘る」も行う。 スケジュールはホームページで確認できる
入場時間は10時~17時(入館は終了30分前まで)。入館料は大人700円大・高校生500円小・中学生300円。9月4日まで。
"Let's try the Indus style seal!"
You put the Indus seal with Indus letter and the pattern of the animal to the clay and bake it.
"Let's wear Indian clothes!"
Try on clothes of the modern Southern Asia and take photos with the mobile camera.
"Let's make an original clay doll!"
Make a pretty original clay doll.
The lecture meeting "Digging the remains of the Indus Civilization"
You can confirm the schedule on the homepage
Opening from 10:00 to 17:00 (can enter the building until 30 minutes before closing). Admission fee: 700 yen for adults, 500 yen for college and high school students, 300 yen for junior high school student. To be held until September 4th.