translation to Honson's blog on the Wutai medal
Mountain " Silver is extremely positive pattern like Manjushri Temple Suan Ni ride like , Suan Ni hooves stomp, head Shuer , full of energy , desire seems to be vacated ; Manjushri wearing five Buddha , wearing robes and holding Ruyi , lover solemn eyes if Ching Lin , Chuijian ears , cheeks plump , natural look , radiant, look contend successfully demonstrated the inherent Manjushri ethos and style charm.
In reality, it is high statue of Buddha Manjushri , who overlooking angle, Buddha 's face will appear on a certain visual distortion, only partially visible , so the Silver Medal , Liu Bo ( designer ) on the visual angle made a special deal . The body portion and the head portion of the Buddha statues were adjusted appropriately elongated proportions , so Silver is closer to flat screen viewing angles .
It is a statue of Buddha Ming Dynasty , both to comply with the rules of the Han Buddhist statues , and the fusion of Tibetan Buddhism statue of expression .
Therefore, in the carving process , Manjushri abundance shy face , eyebrows long head , and looked gentle, touching charm . Its clothing is very beautiful, especially the attention to detail characterize , body wrapped in dense networks beaded necklace , crafted , meticulous.
First, from a relatively high position , the mellow feeling manifested Buddha's body mass , body curve , and its wan song filled the position, in a solemn sense of clarity through the clever ideas and wisdom. Buddha 's eyes are very expressive, eyes closed slightly down , overlooking the Manjushri all inclusive feeling beings vivid expression. Secondly, the statue was originally very complicated and delicate clothing patterns, according to the characteristics of the metal embossed minified , slightly simplified , so that even to the last chapter of the silver screen , complicated fine pattern can be seen very clearly. Including Manjushri handheld gilded smug, strong sense of metal , each of the small gilded pattern on wishful able to show very clearly in front of us .
Buddha lace dress , headwear , accessories, made certain process, so even relatively heavy silver metal sense , still showed a " dense drapery , tulle through the body " feeling. Appreciation Silver , Buddha eyes if Ching Lin , plump cheeks , looked dignified, being like Emperor Kangxi said, "Swiss to natural ."
Especially facial expressions Manjushri grace calm, with the " Plus blow does not move, sit tight Bauhinia Taiwan" quiet strength of character ; while under the seat Suan Ni Buddha eyes wide open , glaring at the front, with a demure Manjushri stark contrast , dynamic, very appealing . Because of the success of these details , these statues grace, stately bearing performance was dripping vivid , through a sense of clarity of thought and wisdom Smart
