*Splendid wooden structure from inside the museum premises.
A friend of my mother gave us some pieces of complimentary tickets to the Special Exhibition held by Kyushu National Museum located at Dazaifu, Fukuoka. The theme was "The Buddhist Sculptures of Daihō'onji, Kyoto Masterpieces by Kaikei and Jōkei" which commemorated the 800th anniversary of founding Daihō'onji temple and the masterpiece sculptures created by the "superstar" sculptors of the time, Kaikei, Joukei, and Gyoukai who collectively belonged to the Keiha School.
The Buddhist Sculptures of Daihō'onji, Kyoto Masterpieces by Kaikei and Jōkei
Special Exhibition - The Buddhist Sculptures of Daiho'onji, Kyoto: Masterpieces by Kaikei and Jokei
The Buddhist Sculptures of Daihō'onji Temple, Kyoto Masterpieces by Kaikei and Jōkei - Fukuoka Now
The sublime Buddhist sculptures flew directly from the temple in Kyoto to Fukuoka for the first time in history. And so we visited the museum despite the endless heavy rain since the night before.
Each piece had English, Chinese, and Korean notes, apart from Japanese, As for the English notes, though, they were not necessarily the exact translation of the Japanese explanatory, I think that was because of the cultural consideration. Photographing was not allowed except for a particular unique "stage" created for that.
I was particularly impressed by the technique, or rather technology behind kyouzo (経蔵, the rotating sutra repository,) the makings of gyokugan (玉眼, the eyes made of crystal inserted into the head of a wooden Buddhist statue to produce a realistic appearance,) and so on.
Finally, those carefully carved masterpieces developed particular emotion inside my heart. My mind flew to the Mahabodhi tree of Buddha Gaya we visited last year; everything and every possible miracle started from the place under that tiny tree.
From the left; Nyoi-rin Kan-non Bosatsu,
Jun-dei Kan-non Bosatsu,
Ju-ni-men Kan-non Bosatsu.
From left; Batou Kan-non Bosatsu,
Senju Kan-non Bosatsu,
Sho Kan-non Bosatsu.
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Bilingual guide to the Buddhist Statues, from the museum shop.
Shiratama dango dumplings, red bean jam, kinako soy flour,
topped with soft-serve and gold flakes.
At the museum cafe inside the premises.
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