I visited Chiayi because it is home to the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum, an annex of the National Palace Museum, which just opened in 2015 and, like the main branch in Taipei, displays treasures from successive Chinese dynasties brought from the mainland by the Kuomintang.
As I walked around the spacious museum and looked at the exhibits, I came across the face of a large Buddha statue. It was softly illuminated by lights and had its eyes closed with a peaceful expression. I do not know when it was made. The fact that only the face was on display suggests that it must have been lost from the face down.
Maybe the Buddha statue is waiting for some chanting to come out of nowhere. But this is a museum, not a temple. The only people gathered around the Buddha image were people like me who were just curious. They were all curious and gazing at the meditating Buddha statue with eyes as if they were judging it.
May 2017 STILL LIFE TAIWAN | |
BUDDHA STATUE CHIAYI MUSEUM SIDE FACE |
No
10143
Shooting Date
Sep 2016
Posted On
May 15, 2017
Modified On
December 6, 2024
Place
Chiayi, Taiwan
Genre
Still Life Photography
Camera
SONY ALPHA 7R II
Lens
SONNAR T* FE 55MM F1.8 ZA