Visit the National Museum of China to see the pinnacle of Song Dynasty wood carving aesthetics

In Beijing, the National Museum of China is a must-visit. Today, Hou Jue shares two collections from the museum, whose indescribable beauty and shock make me sincerely amazed at the ancient people's superb aesthetic attainments❕ The painted wood carving of the head of Guanyin Bodhisattva is solemn and elegant, with the Bodhisattva wearing a gold-plated flower crown, and a seated statue of Amitabha Buddha in the middle of the front. The face is plump, the expression is kind, and it has a solemn and elegant beauty. The Song Dynasty advocated implicit and introverted, elegant aesthetic ideas, and the Buddha statue carving also focused on highlighting this transcendent artistic conception. The painted wood carving of the seated statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva wears a high flower crown, a shawl, a chest ornament, and a long skirt. The right hand holds a lotus flower, the left leg hangs down, and the foot steps on the mountain stone. The carving of the statue is smooth, the shape is ethereal and refined, and the solemnity contains the beauty of tranquility, reflecting the aesthetic spirit of the Song Dynasty. As the C-position of Buddhist statue art, its powerful artistic appeal and vitality are worth watching carefully on site.