Dry-lacquered Seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Excavated Relics of Pagyesa Temple, Daegu

The statue is enshrined alone in a glass case at Pagyesa Temple, which was founded in 804, the fifth year of King Aejang of Silla, by the state preceptor Simji. According to a record found inside the statue, it was remade in 1447, the twenty-ninth year of King Sejong, so its origins may go back further than this date. The statue stands 108.1 cm in total height and wears a tall, three-tiered crown weighted down with elaborately attached flower shapes. The right hand is raised towards the shoulder with the thumb and middle finger touching and the palm turned outward, while the left hand is raised slightly with the thumb and middle finger almost touching and the palm turned upward. The way the collar drapes over both arms and flows down over the knees to cover the tip of the right foot, the lavish ornamentation covering the chest, arms and knees, and the wave pattern visible beneath the knees all show the influence of an earlier period. The solemn expression, the heavy robes, the hand gestures, and the way the skirt is gathered into pleats above the chest and fixed with a cord are all similar to the Dry-lacquered Seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva of Jangnyuksa Temple, Yeongdeok (Treasure), and the work can be said to retain the traditional characteristics of a late Goryeo Buddhist statue.

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Where it is

Region

Dong-gu, Daegu

Designation

Treasure · 보물