やさしく見守る侍女

An Attentive Servant


ただいま展示しております、中国・漢時代（紀元前3世紀~3世紀）の木俑です。


This Chinese wooden effigy dating from the Han Dynasty (3rd cent. BCE - 3rd cent. CE) is now on display at the gallery.



こうして遠くから見たシルエットは天使のよう。。。
杉本博司さんデザインの障子とも合わさって不思議な存在感を放っております。

そして近づいてみますと、また驚くことに、すごく優しい笑みをたたえているのです。


The silhouette seen from afar seems almost angelic....
And against the sliding doors designed by Sugimoto Hiroshi it has a very mysterious presence.

Upon close inspection, however, you may be surprised to see that she is smiling ever so slightly.




俑は、死者とともに埋葬する副葬品の人形です。
このような侍女が仕えていた方も、美しい貴人であったのかなぁと想像してしまいます。
こんな侍女がいてくれたら、きっと穏やかに眠れますね…


Effigies such as this were sealed in tombs and were one of many types of funerary objects.
You can imagine that a lady attendant such as this must have served an equally beautiful aristocrat at some ancient time in the past. With such a diligent servant watching over, surely one could rest peacefully....