江苏境内的历代雕塑艺术,最早可以上溯到史前时期,而后自秦朝,经历两汉、三国、两晋、南北朝、隋、唐、五代十国、两宋、元、明、清等朝代,其雕塑艺术经过历代艺人继承前代优秀传统与不断吸收外来技巧,日渐成熟并迅速发展,使江苏成为中华大地雕塑艺术比较发达的地区之一。 The history of sculpture in Jiangsu Province can be traced back to the prehistoric period as early as the earliest, and then from the Qin Dynasty to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Three Kingdoms, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms, the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, Through successive generations of artists inheriting the fine traditions of previous generations and constantly absorbing foreign skills, maturity and rapid development have made Jiangsu one of the more developed areas in China for the art of earth sculpture.