The Study Of The Evolution Of The "flying Sky" Image In The Statues Of The Northern Wei Dynasty Grottoes

The art of Grotto statuary originated in ancient India,after Buddhist grotto come into China,but the exotic features of itself were drop off little by little,and it hook on to Chinese art.At this time,the most representative image ‘flying Apsaras' tends to be in Chinese style.In the late Northern Wei,the image of ‘flying Apsaras' has changed rapidly,therefore,the features become thin face,slender neck,close-fitting body,and all this was benefit by the analysis of Han culture after the Xiao wen emperor's reform in Northern Wei dynasty,therefore this kinds of aesthetics was accept by Sabir immediately.In this period,the national integration and HuHan culture integration push the process of sinicize the ‘flying Apsaras'.