China News Service, Beijing, July 20 (Reporter Ying Ni) The reporter learned from the National Art Museum of China that the sculpture "Jianzhen Statue" donated by the National Art Museum of China to Tokyo, Japan was officially unveiled on the 20th in Tokyo's Ueno Park. The first Chinese artist's sculpture work completed in the park is by Wu Weishan, a famous sculptor and director of the National Art Museum of China.
The sculpture "Jianzhen Statue" took half a year to complete, and the base is 2.48 meters high, and it is hand-forged in bronze.
The artist chose the image of Master Jianzhen standing on the bow of the boat when crossing the sea, riding the wind and waves with firm belief.
Jianzhen is thin and kind, with an indomitable expression engraved on his weathered face.
He is dressed in a large monk's robe, his left arm hangs down naturally; his right hand is slightly raised, and the wide sleeves are full of sea breeze, like the mighty Tang style, full of Chinese culture, reflecting Jianzhen's character and style.
In the video speech, Wu Weishan said that on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, Jianzhen, as a representative symbol of Sino-Japanese exchanges, has a statue permanently erected in Ueno Gift Park, which not only makes people admire his lofty image, Feeling his noble spiritual character also makes people look back to the beautiful history of cultural exchanges between China and Japan since the Han and Tang dynasties.
From ancient times to today, "Jianzhen" has conducted an equal and friendly dialogue with audiences from all over the world, so that the spirit of Chinese culture can be passed on from generation to generation.
Jianzhen, an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty in China, made six trips to the east and failed five times.
In 753 AD, when he succeeded in his sixth eastward crossing, he was 65 years old and blind in both eyes. However, with his perseverance, he not only taught Buddhist precepts, promoted Buddhism, presided over the construction of the famous Tang Zhaoti Temple, but also The culture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty at that time was also brought to Japan, which made important contributions to the development of Japanese medicine, architecture, art and other fields, and sowed the seeds of friendship between the Chinese and Japanese people.
In November 2021, Wu Weishan's "Statue of Zen Master Yinyuan", a famous monk of the Ming Dynasty in China, will stand forever in Xingfu Ancient Temple in Dongmingshan, Nagasaki.
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