Buddhist Image Tracing Club Work No. 3: Koryu-ji Temple's Maitreya Bodhisattva

If you were to conduct a survey asking, "What is your favorite Buddhist statue?"
I think the Maitreya Bodhisattva at Koryu-ji Temple would definitely make it into the top five.

In the Buddhist Image Tracing Club, two members have already drawn it.

Ayanon-senpai's Maitreya Bodhisattva, which, in addition to its overwhelming realism, seems to have even more salvific power than the original due to the coloring (in my personal opinion).

Kasakushi-san's cute Maitreya Bodhisattva, who is holding a canelé with delicate fingertips and is just about to eat it—no, wait, is hesitating to eat it (in my personal opinion).

Both are works that make me think, "I give up!"

Once again, I used only a pencil.
And it was the black plastic pencil that came with the survey form.
The paper is word processor paper.
I wonder if this is okay.

If you are going to trace the Maitreya Bodhisattva, Seiyo Ogawa's photograph is the best!

According to books on the subject (sorry for the vagueness), originally at Koryu-ji Temple, the main image, the "Crying Maitreya" (official name: Hokei Maitreya Statue), was more famous.

The reversal happened due to the photograph taken by Seiyo Ogawa during the Taisho era.

In 2000, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography held an exhibition titled "Photographed National Treasures: The Genealogy of Cultural Property Photography in Japan," where Seiyo Ogawa's Maitreya Bodhisattva was also displayed.
In the pamphlet, it praises the photographer's achievements, stating that "photographs of cultural properties are not only important as records, but have also deepened the interest and understanding of many people."

I believe Seiyo Ogawa's Maitreya Bodhisattva is captured at the angle and in the manner that best highlights the beauty of the original.
The darkness is thoroughly dark, as if the Maitreya Bodhisattva is emerging from it.
Smooth, hard materials show sharp highlights when lit, but soft wood, even in the highlighted areas, glows softly like a hazy moonlit night.

I think that softness is like the warmth of the Maitreya Bodhisattva.

Now, this happened last year.
From Wednesday, December 21, 2022, to Sunday, May 28, 2023, the "Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams" exhibition was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.

This costume,

I was thinking, maybe I should dress up the Miroku Bosatsu.

I feel like I'm going to get scolded by both Dior and Koryu-ji...

I took this in my room at night with the lights on, so the photo quality isn't great (I didn't edit it).

Club President Himashun, thank you again for your help this time.

If you'd like, please take a look at this magazine that Club President Himashun has put together.
You can see the works of all the club members.

<Reference Materials>
FASHION PRESS 'Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams' exhibition in Tokyo - A collection of historical works, also focusing on the relationship with Japan, 2022
https://www.fashion-press.net/news/94491