Stone Guardians and Pillars at the Tomb of King Wonseong, Gyeongju

Around the Historic Site Tomb of King Wonseong, Gyeongju, pairs of stone statues are arranged at the left and right of the entrance, comprising a total of ten pieces: four civil and military official statues, four lion statues, and two stone pillars. The military official statues depict figures from the Western Regions, or in a Western Regions style, making them important material for the study of cultural exchange between East and West. They are very realistically carved, following in the tradition of the stone human figures at the tomb of King Seongdeok, the finest examples of realistic sculpture from the height of the Unified Silla period. These civil and military official statues also display a liveliness that predates the stone statues at the tomb of King Heungdeok, and, as representative sculptures showing dynamic realism, they occupy an important place in the study of the history of Silla sculpture. They are, moreover, valuable material that, together with the ideal realist sculpture of the eighth century, conveys the essence of the splendid Silla culture of the period.

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Where it is

Region

Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Treasure · 보물