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Medicine Buddha
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Medicine Buddha
KOREA; Unified Silla dynasty (668–935); Gilt bronze; H: 37 cm; National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Faith in the Medicine Buddha had become popular in Korea during the 8th century and after. The statue is typical of figures from the Unified Silla period (668–935). It was created using the lost-wax method.
The Buddha stands with the right hand in a mudra, while the palm of the left hand faces upward and originally might have held the medicine bowl that identifies the figure. The outer robe falls in vertical folds that divide over the legs, where the cloth clings to them in the wet look typical of the period. The overhanging fabric at the arms is pronounced and adds to the rhythmic downward pattern. |
