Despite the seeming disorder of the arrangement, a kind of cool self-possession marked the statues, lending a weird kind of dignity to the rooms. The collector was anxious to explain about his treasures. "Did you notice this Buddha's lean face? He comes from Lungmen, a site in the old kingdom of Northern Wei.
「那是北魏的龍門石刻」，男主人說話了，有著湖南口音，「你有沒有注意到，佛像的臉比較瘦長、清這是北魏佛像的特色，不像唐代那麼圓潤豐腴。」