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Hwangnyongsa Temple: Standing Buddha
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Hwangnyongsa Temple: Standing Buddha
SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Gyeongju; Silla dynasty (57 BCE–935 CE); Gilt bronze; H: 20.1 cm; Dongguk University Museum, Seoul, South Korea
Unearthed from the site of Hwangnyongsa Temple, this statue is headless and fire-damaged. The shoulders and back reveal evidence of extreme heat exposure that may have resulted from fire during the destructive Mongol invasions during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). The figure appears to date from the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE) but scholars believe it was created in the Silla dynasty (57 BCE–935 CE). Chinese influence is apparent in the sculptural style shown in the figure’s elaborate robes that flare outwards in their fall, and in the hanging stole overlapping one of the missing arms. |
