Khmer Art - Khmer Art

Japanese: クメール美術 - クメールびじゅつ

Hindu and Buddhist art that spread in Cambodia from the 7th to 13th centuries, when the Khmer Empire was established. It can be divided into early and late periods, with the construction of Angkor Thom at the end of the 9th century as the dividing line. The early period was when Indian art was being adapted to the Khmer Empire, and is characterized by high tower (prasat) architecture with a single hall on a square plan and giant round sculptures. The later period was dominated by the architecture of large, vast and complex temples, typified by Angkor Wat, and is characterized by a geometrically balanced layout. The reliefs on the corridor walls of Angkor Wat and Bayon depict Indian historical poetry and mythology, as well as the battles and lives of the Khmer people.

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Japanese:

クメール王国の成立した７―13世紀にカンボジアに展開したヒンドゥー教と仏教の美術。９世紀末のアンコール・トム建設を境に前期と後期に分けられ，前期はインド美術のクメール化の過程の時期で，方形プランの単一堂を積み上げた高塔（プラサット）建築と丸彫の巨像彫刻が特徴。後期はアンコール・ワットを典型とする広壮複雑な大寺院の建築が主で，幾何学的均整のとれた配置が特徴。またアンコール・ワットやバイヨンの回廊壁面の浮彫は，インドの史詩や神話，クメール族の戦闘や生活を描いたもの。

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