Japanese Vignette and Minifigs

Dunechaser · Post by **Dunechaser** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:26 am

Taking a brief break from Narnia vignettes this week, I built a simple little vignette of an old lady who has just left an offering for a Jizou statue in a bamboo grove:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=142807

Jizou statues are representations of the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Japanese Buddhism. Guardians of children and travelers, Jizou line roads and mountain paths throughout the country.

I also created a bunch of Japanese-themed minifigs to go in future vignettes (or not):

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=142806

Let me know what you think!

Graynar · Post by **Graynar** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:44 am

Hey that's cool. It's nice and peacefull.

By the way, where did you get that old lady head?

Graynar

TwoTonic Knight · Post by **TwoTonic Knight** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 1:05 am

Let's see some more! I really like this one. My one suggestion would be to put something in the pack so that the people are bent over for a more apparent reason (more brown wands to indicate wood?).

wizardnoob28 · Post by **wizardnoob28** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 3:12 am

I like the vignette. It's very simple. I really think you captured the scene well. Keep up the good work!

Dunechaser · Post by **Dunechaser** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:09 pm

Thanks everyone!

Graynar, the old lady's head is from Professor Mcgonagall, available in this set:

http://guide.lugnet.com/set/4729

I bought mine on BrickLink, since I already had about seven or eight Harry Potters and at least two Dumbledores.

Graynar · Post by **Graynar** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:04 pm

Graynar, the old lady's head is from Professor Mcgonagall, available in this set:

Hey thanks, I was wondering where to get that head.

Graynar

Rubberchickenknight · Post by **Rubberchickenknight** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:04 am

hey, you can put ninja things in castle mocs

Post by **Bruce N H** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:07 am

Nah, I'd say this is the proper forum, as this isn't really related to Japanese castles, just a Japanese themed vig.

On the vig, Duney, I really like it. It conveys a mood really well. I actually blogged this yesterday after I got back from my brief vacation.

Bruce

Dunechaser · Post by **Dunechaser** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:51 am

Bruce N H wrote:Nah, I'd say this is the proper forum, as this isn't really related to Japanese castles, just a Japanese themed vig.

Exactly.

Bruce N H wrote:On the vig, Duney, I really like it. It conveys a mood really well. I actually blogged this yesterday after I got back from my brief vacation.

I saw that, thanks. And welcome back!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:51 am

Your statue really captures the spirit of monuments! I like how it's situated in the green hill, and how it's in harmony with the forest. Very inspiring!