障壁画作为日本特有的壁画,在桃山时代(1575—1614年)最精彩、最发达,有许多优秀作品幸存至今。 障壁画的历史很悠久,最迟也可上朔到平安时代(794—1192年)初期。至于奈良时代(710—784年)及其以前的障壁画的情况,我们还不知道。当然屏风画、冲立画之类在奈良时代就已流行,这已被文字记载和实物遗迹两方面所证实,可是作为建筑上的障壁画,它的历史大概是从平安时代开始的吧。障壁画与当时划时代发展的宫殿贵族府邸等建筑相联系,由此可见它盛行的原因。它的产生还可能与中国唐代宫殿府邸里都画壁画的风气传入日本有关,所以说 Barrier murals as Japan’s unique murals, in the Momoyama era (1575-1614) the most exciting and most developed, many excellent works survived to this day. Barrier murals have a long history, but at the latest, they can go to the beginning of the Heian period (794-1192). As for the Nara period (710-784) and its previous barrier paintings, we do not yet know. Of course, screen painting and setting up paintings are popular in the Nara period. This has been confirmed both in written records and in physical relics. However, as a barrier painting on the building, its history probably started from the time of peace. Barrier murals and the epoch-making palace patrician mansion and other buildings linked to the building, we can see the reason for its prevalence. Its production may also be related to the culture of painting murals in the palace mansion of the Tang Dynasty in China, so that