西魏第285 窟南壁的《五百强盗成佛因缘》,是莫高窟最早的因缘故事画。故事画绘在南壁上层,从东到西,画师按时间的先后顺序,把故事情节的发展统一地组织在一个完整的时空环境之中。此故事画是莫高窟北朝故事画中的一个特例,具有中原南朝山水人物画的风格特点。画中人物形象清瘦,显出“秀骨清像”的中原南朝的特点。人物造型以线描为主,敷色淡雅,抛开了西域式的晕染法。 The southern wall of Cave 285 in the Western Wei Dynasty “Five hundred robbers become Buddha cause”, is the earliest Mogao Grottoes story. Painted in the upper story of the South Wall, from east to west, the artist according to the order of the time, the story of the development of a unified organization in a complete space-time environment. This story painting is a special case of Mogao Grottoes Northern Dynasties, with the style characteristics of landscape paintings of the Central Plains Southern Dynasties. The character of the figure is lean, showing the characteristics of the Central Plains Southern Dynasties. Character modeling line-based, elegant color, leaving the Western-style blooming law.