Yeondongri: Seated Buddha
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Yeondongri: Seated Buddha
SOUTH KOREA, North Jeolla, Iksan; Baekje period
The Baekje statue was discovered in Yeondongri, Iksan, and was listed as Treasure No. 45 in 1963. The head of the statue was damaged and has been sculpted again, but the mandorla and base are in near-original condition.
The figure sits cross-legged in a carefully carved robe that falls fluidly over the body. The left hand is raised to the chest while the right hand has the middle and ring finger bent. The mandorla measures 326 cm high and encloses a radiating lotus nimbus that is encircled by seven seated Buddhas. Stylized cloud patterns are visible on the left side while flame patterns are on the right. The remarkable similarities of the mandorla to another set of statues created during the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE) have allowed experts to determine that the statue was sculpted during the early 7th century.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1406.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z},
pages = 1406,
title = {{Yeondongri: Seated Buddha}},
volume = 13,
year = {2016}}