국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Standing Buddha
  • Nationality/Period

    Unified Silla Period

  • Provenance

    Gyeongsangbuk-do

  • Materials

    Metal - Gilt-bronze

  • Category

    religion - Buddhism - adoration - image of Buddha

  • Dimensions

    H. 40.3cm

  • Designation

    National Treasure 182

  • Accession Number

    Sinsu 3297

This gilt-bronze standing Buddha was excavated from the temple site in Seonsan-gun (present-day Gumi), Gyeongsangbuk-do, along with two gilt-bronze standing Bodhisattvas dating back to the Three Kingdoms Period. This statue is relatively large compared to other gilt-bronze Buddha statues produced in the Unified Silla Period. This statue is thought to have been made prior to the formalization of gilt-bronze Buddha statues with Y-shaped robe folds, i.e., like those represented by the standing Amitabha Buddha of Gamsansa Temple.