The illuminated Buddha statue looked as if it was meditating with its eyes closed

Profile of a Buddha statue with long earlobes
Profile of Buddha image with long earlobes
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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.

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May 2017 STILL LIFE TAIWAN

PHOTO DATA

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

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