Standing Bodhisattva

KOREA; Baekje period

This figurine is the left-hand Bodhisattva in the kind of triad known as “three honored ones under one mandorla.” A fragment of the mandorla with a foliar design is still attached. The figure wears a corroded three mountains crown and carries a jewel between closed hands. The reversed lotus pedestal on which the Bodhisattva stands tilts the body forward. A stole falls from the shoulders to form a deep double loop across the robe, which flares outwards.
Avalokitesvara is identified as the Bodhisattva holding a jewel with both hands during the Baekje period (18 BCE–663 CE). This image was later replaced with the Bodhisattva wearing a crown adorned with a small Buddha image.