失傳玄奘生平圖像=lost images depicting Xuanzang’s life; 玄奘三藏繪=paintings of Xuanzang; 玄奘夢游須彌山圖=painting of Xuanzang Sightseeing Mount Sumeru in his Dream; 玄奘巡禮天竺圣跡圖=painting of Xuanzang Visiting
Because of historical revolutions and other causes, paintings depicting the life of Xuanzang in either extant historical records or image materials like wall paintings have been lost for a long time, though such material still exists in the collections of some art galleries, museums, and temples in Japan. This paper will introduce and briefly comment on two such paintings, "Xuanzang Sightseeing Mount Sumeru in his Dream" and"Xuanzang Visiting Buddhist Sacred Sites in India." Both paintings derive from the long rolls of Paintings of Xuanzang from the Kamakura period in Japan. The two titles here are given not by the original paintings but by the author, to facilitate the introduction and commentary of the works.
