石窟寺雕刻艺术,一般简称为石窟艺术。这里所讲的石窟,是指在河畔山崖等处开凿出来的佛教寺庙。我国佛教石窟造像在三国两晋时随佛教的广泛传播而盛行,隋唐时与日俱增,一直持续到13世纪,这时期是中国造像艺术的黄金时代。石窟艺术包括石雕、泥彩塑和壁画等内容,从今天遗存的窟群看,其 Grottoes carving art, generally referred to as grotto art. The caves mentioned here refer to Buddhist temples dug out of riverside cliffs. The statues of Buddhist grottoes in our country prevailed with the spread of Buddhism in the Three Kingdoms and Jin dynasties. The Sui and Tang dynasties grew up until the 13th century, which was the golden age of Chinese figurine art. Grottoes include stone carvings, clay paintings and murals and other content, from today’s remains of the cave group, its