Kumohsan: Standing Bodhisattva
Stone
Kumohsan: Standing Bodhisattva
SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Gumi; Goryeo dynasty
Utilizing the natural features of the cliff face to suggest details, this Bodhisattva is carved into a rock cliff face and stands at 4.2 m in height. While incised lines depict folds in the monastic robe, some of these contours may result from organic fissures. In addition, a hollow in the stone implies a divide between the legs of the figure. Both arms are lowered to the side. A mandorla is suggested by the smoothing of the rock around the figure. The simply incised mouth and rigidity of posture suggest a Goryeo adaptation and dates the sculpture to the late Unified Silla dynasty (668–935). The carving was listed as Treasure No. 490 in 1968.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 608.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kumohsan: Standing Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 608.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Kumohsan: Standing Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:608.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Kumohsan: Standing Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 608).
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