Mathurā (English spelling) Mathura

Japanese: Mathurā(英語表記)Mathura
Mathurā (English spelling) Mathura

…It is a style of stone carving that flourished most in ancient times, especially during the Kushan and Gupta periods, and is one of the most important schools of Indian art. With very few exceptions, all stone is made from red sandstone with yellow-white spots from nearby Sikri, and this unique quality of stone makes it easy to identify whether or not a work is from Mathura. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Mathurā" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…インド北部,ニューデリーの南南東約140km,ヤムナー川右岸にある古都マトゥラーMathurāを中心として,古代,ことにクシャーナ朝時代とグプタ朝時代に最も隆盛であった石彫主体の美術で,インドで最も重要な流派の一つ。石材はごくわずかな例外を除いてすべて近郊のシークリーSīkrī産の黄白班のある赤色砂岩を用い,この独特の石質ゆえにマトゥラー作品であるか否かを容易に判定しうる。…

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