The Modeling Evolution Of Kabuki In Dunhuang Frescoes

Dunhuang art can be said to be an art history of medieval china, itinclude more than one thousand years of Chinese history and culture, isthe largest art treasures of china. Dunhuang Flying is one of the greatestartistic achievements and become the focus of attention today, also knownas the signs throughout the various periods of the Dunhuangfrescoes.Kabuki is one of Dunhuang Flying in early Dunhuang frescoes,means that the music and dance heaven at the top of the walls of the cavetemple, through the Northern Liang，Northern Wei, Western Wei, NorthernZhou, Sui, Tang six dynasties, the location， shape and style of Kabukiare changes taking place, this change reflects not only the history andculture in it, but also reflected the aesthetic appeal of society. I hadthe honor two field trips to Dunhuang in October2012and April2013,visited the caves represent of each period, and have a basic sensoryawareness to Kabuki,i combined with the research of domestic and foreignscholars in recent years, writing out the article. The purpose is summedup Kabuki’s features of each period，and provide reference for theprotection and repair work.The article is divided into four chapters, the first chapter elaboratethe origin and role and present situation of Kabuki；the second chapteranalyzes the factors of Kabuki, including the Western and Central Plainsfactor；Chapter three is the focus of this article, analyzes the modelingin each division of the Northern Liang，Northern Wei, Western Wei, NorthernZhou, Sui and Tang dynasty， order to summarize their evolutioncharacteristics； the fourth chapter analyzes the aesthetic from theKabuki.