Kizil Caves

Japanese: キジル石窟 - キジルせっくつ

A Buddhist site dating from the 5th to 7th century near Kucha, 7km southeast of Kizil Town, Baicheng County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Produced by the Iranian Tocharians, the early cave temples consist of square cave chambers with vaults and raised ceilings, and the interior murals are a continuation of Gandharan art. In the later period, the number of tunnel-shaped ceilings increased, and the murals feature southern Buddhist themes, with the influence of Sassanid Persia and Byzantine styles also evident in the composition and form.
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Japanese:

中国，新疆ウイグル自治区拝城県克孜爾（キジルKizil）鎮の南東7kmのクチャ（庫車）付近にある５―７世紀の仏教遺跡。イラン系のトカラ人の所産で，初期のものは方形の洞室にボールトをのせる形式と組上げ式天井の形式からなる窟寺で，内部壁画はガンダーラ美術を継ぐ。後期にはトンネル形天井ものが多くなり，壁画は南方仏教的な主題を特色とし，構図や形態にササン朝ペルシア，ビザンティン様式の影響もみえる。
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