국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Gilt-bronze Standing Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
  • Nationality/Period

    Unified Silla Period

  • Materials

    Metal - Copper Alloy

  • Category

    religion - Buddhism - adoration - image of Buddha

  • Dimensions

    H. 12.7cm

  • Accession Number

    Bongwan 4246

This gilt-bronze standing Bodhisattva is making the gesture of the “dispelling of fear mudra” with its right hand, while holding a kundika in its left hand. It seems that the “metamorphosed Buddha” inscribed on the front side of the crown indicates that it is a statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Overall, this statue follows the tradition of the statues of Bodhisattva produced towards the end of the Three Kingdoms Period. However, its solid, well-proportioned body displays the characteristics of the Buddhist statues made in the 8th century in Unified Silla.