국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Gilt-bronze Standing Buddha
  • Exhibition Name

    About Buddhist Sculptures from Unified Silla Period

  • Nationality/Period

    Unified Silla Period

  • Materials

    Metal - Gilt-bronze

  • Category

    religion - Buddhism - adoration - image of Buddha

  • Accession Number

    Deoksu 6515

  • Location

    Buddhist Sculpture

This gilt-bronze standing Buddha displays features unique to the eighth century, such as chubby cheeks, an austere facial expression, and the folds of the robe. The two-tiered cranial protuberance is rarely found among other Buddha statues. One end of the robe is tied with a string and hung over the left forearm, a particular feature that emerged in the late eighth century (Unified Silla period). The forms of the lapel and the robe folds near legs appear also to follow the mode of this century.