Icon Chasing: The Tamil Nadu Sthapathy Lineages
泰米尔纳德神像錾刻世系
标签：神像錾刻, 世系传承, 印度工艺, 宗教造像, 非遗
南印度 Sthapathy 金匠世系按《Shilpa Shastras》造像度量经錾刻神像饰板：先在 1.6 mm 铜背板背面顶出高 8–12 mm 的主形体，再以 20 余种线錾正面收衣纹与璎珞，一块 300×450 mm 饰板工期 2–3 个月；錾子按家族图谱自锻自磨，火候与錾距全凭口传。该技艺于 2010 年代列入印度国家非遗清单。
The Sthapathy lineages of South India chase deity plaques to the iconometric rules of the Shilpa Shastras: the main form is pushed up 8–12 mm from the back of 1.6 mm copper, then refined on the front with 20-odd liners for drapery and ornaments; a 300×450 mm plaque takes 2–3 months. Punches are forged and ground to family charts, heat and spacing passed on orally—the craft entered India's national heritage lists in the 2010s. ---