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Standing Bodhisattva
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Standing Bodhisattva
KOREA; Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE–668 CE);Gilt bronze; H: 18.1 cm; Gyeongju National Museum, South Korea
This Bodhisattva image stylistically resembles Baekje period (18 BCE–663 CE) sculptures. The slim Bodhisattva stands on an inverted lotus pedestal. A crown with sidepieces surrounds a high chignon, and braids fall to the figure 's shoulders. A necklace hangs from the shoulders and drops to a central pendant. Attached to the pendant 's sides is a long bead ornament that crosses at a flowered medallion to reach two additional medallions below knee level. The statue is similarly styled in the back. A flowing stole encircles the arms before falling below the pedestal. Mortise holes at the back of the pedestal indicate it was once part of a three honored ones under one mandorla " triad." |
