Sunday, November 27, 2016

阿吽の仁王像 BUDDHA GUARDIAN STATUES

阿吽の仁王像
南大門
阿形像足
吽形像足
南大門模型(阿吽像が正面向きの構造)
重源の俊乗堂
 阿形像
 
吽形像
 
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阿吽の仁王像

11月27日(日)、奈良の東大寺に行ってきた。
この3か月間、南大門の金剛力士像に関する短編小説を書くためにいろいろな資料に当たってきた(小説4冊、運慶関係数冊、歴史や仏像関係、ネット検索、YOU-TUBE等)。
しかし、いくら関係資料に当たっても、この目で実物を見なければ本物の小説が書けないと思い、昨日奈良に行ってきた。
遠くから南大門を見たとき感動した。まるでエジプトのピラミッドを初めて見たときに覚えた感動と同じだった。阿吽の二像は本当に大きい。見上げると首が痛くなるくらいだ。残念なことに胴体から上は暗くて顔がはっきり見えなかった。(写真は彩度を修正)
短編は手直ししなければならないところがいろいろ見つかって良かった。
東大寺から春日大社まで歩き、それから近鉄奈良駅までまた歩いたから全部で1時間30分は歩いた。
しかし、今日の奈良は得るところが大いにあった。


BUDDHA GUARDIAN STATUES

I went to Todaiji Temple in Nara on November 27 to see Niozo or the Temple Guardian statues in Nandaimon Gate. I had been collecting materials to write a story about the statues. They included four novels and several books on Unkei, the sculptor who carved the guardians, history books and the Internet websites related to him.
I thought I could not write a good story about the guardians however much I might collect the materials. Therefore, I went to Nara to see the guardians firsthand.

Nandaimon Gate was as moving as when I saw Pyramids for the first time in my life. The two guardians were tremendously huge. They are almost 30 feet tall. Your neck will be sore if you look up at them for just one minute. Sad to say, however, I failed to see their faces clearly because the statues stood in dark places.
I walked from Todaiji Temple to Nara Station via Kasuga Shrine. I walked for more than an hour and a half.

I was tired, but it was a fruitful trip because I found several important parts of the story which I should improve.


 




Thursday, November 24, 2016

中国ドラマ 武則天

中国ドラマ 武則天
今、中国ドラマ「武則天」を見ている(BS12 午後6時~7時)。唐の時代、後宮に入った女官、武如意の物語。側室が多数登場するが、全て美人ばかり。特に武如意を演じている才人は目を見張るほどの美人(ファン・ビンビン・范氷氷)。建物、部屋、調度品、庭、衣装などの舞台装置も豪華絢爛、樹木や草花、鳥の声など常に画像が美しい。また話の内容も、嫉妬、裏切り、陰謀、画策など人間の裏腹を描写している。登場人物が多くて、話が前回ぐらいから複雑になってきたが、火曜から金曜まで毎回女房と楽しんで見ている。

A CHINESE TV DRAMA "BUNYOI"
I am enjoying watching a Chinese TV drama “Bunyoi,” which is broadcast from Tuesday to Friday evenings from 6 to 7 o’clock on BS channel 12. It is a drama about a concubine named Bunyoi, who waits on the emperor. The concubines are all beautiful women, but the actress (Fan Binbin), who plays the role of Bunyoi is breathtakingly beautiful.
 
The palace, the emperor’s room, court rooms, furniture, costumes are all gorgeous. The green plants, pink and red blossoms, and flowers in the gardens are beautiful, too. The story is loaded with envy, betrayal, conspiracy, and trickery. The drama also depicts the complexity of human minds.
 
The development of the story has recently become difficult, but my wife and I enjoy the drama.