Seated Buddha
Stone
Seated Buddha
KOREA; Silla dynasty
This early sculpture is in high relief on an arched stone that serves as a mandorla. It has few decorative touches beyond the careful delineation of the cloth overhanging the throne on which the Buddha sits cross-legged. The figure has a low usnisa and simplified features in keeping with the Korean aesthetic. The monastic robe covers both shoulders and has a pattern of curving folds that begin at the neck and ripple down the body and over the lap. Further detail is hidden by wear and damage, but the left hand was probably in varada (wish-granting) mudra.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 1021.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 1021.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:1021.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 1021).
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