Yangpyeong: Standing Buddha
Gilt bronze
Yangpyeong: Standing Buddha
SOUTH KOREA, Gyeonggi, Yangpyeong; Three Kingdoms Period
This figure, excavated from Sinhwari in Yangpyeong, dates from the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE), whose style was similar to the Northern Qi (550–577) and Sui (581–618) dynasties of China. The almost non-existent usnisa and the way the elongated earlobes are set close to the head and neck provide a streamlined appearance. Other elements contributing to the effect include the repeated theme of ovals and rounded arcs in the treatment of the clothing, terminated by the decorative ruffling at the foot of the skirt. The statue was listed as National Treasure No. 186 in 1976.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1401.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Yangpyeong: Standing Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1401.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Yangpyeong: Standing Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1401.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Yangpyeong: Standing Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1401).
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