Rock Shadow Art

Japanese: 岩陰美術 - いわかげびじゅつ
Rock Shadow Art

…The carvings were made with stone or metal tools. Depending on where they were made, rock art can be divided into cave art and rock shelter art. Cave art is mainly from the Paleolithic period, while rock shelter art is from the Mesolithic period and later. …

From [Prehistoric Art]

…(1) Cave art, which is paintings or carvings (petroglyphs) carved into the rock walls inside caves. (2) Rock shelter art, which is carvings carved into rock walls in the shade of rocks where sunlight shines through. (3) Freestanding carvings made of stone, bone, horn, or earth, and paintings, carvings, or carvings on bone, stone, or various other crafts. …

From [Franco-Cantabrian Art]

…The name comes from the fact that many of the ruins from this period have been found in southwestern France and the Cantabria region of northern Spain. In particular, most of the remains of cave art (paintings and carvings carved into the rock walls deep inside caves) and rock shelter art (reliefs carved into the walls of exposed rocks) are concentrated in this region. They can be broadly divided into three groups based on their region:

*Some of the terms used in reference to "Rock Shade Art" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…刻画は,石器または金属器で彫られた。また,岩面画は施される場所によって,洞窟美術と岩陰美術rock shelter artに区別される。洞窟美術は主として旧石器時代に,岩陰美術は中石器時代以後に多い。…

【先史美術】より

…(1)洞窟美術と呼ばれる,洞窟内部の岩壁に描かれ刻まれた彩画や刻画(岩面画)。(2)岩陰美術と呼ばれる,日光のさしこむ岩陰の岩壁に彫られた浮彫。(3)独立した石や骨・角や土でつくられた丸彫や,骨や石や各種の工作品などに施された彩画,刻画,浮彫。…

【フランコ・カンタブリア美術】より

…この時代の遺跡の多くが,フランス南西部とスペイン北部カンタブリア地方で見いだされることから,この名がある。とくに洞窟美術(洞窟の奥の岩壁に描かれ刻まれた彩画や刻画)や岩陰美術(露天の岩陰壁面に彫られた浮彫)の遺跡のほとんどが,この地域に集中している。それらは地域によって次の三つのグループに大別できる。…

※「岩陰美術」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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