Seated Stone Buddha in Gugye-ri, Changnyeong

In this seated stone Buddha, the figure and its halo are carved from a single stone; it is said only to have been discovered at Jeokjosa Temple, with nothing further known of its origin. The Buddha is carved in high relief against an oval-shaped halo. Owing to severe erosion the details cannot be made out, but the large, topknot-shaped bun of hair on the head and the rendering of the nose are distinctive. The simplified features — the sloping shoulders, the narrow width across the knees, and the flat, two-dimensional treatment of the body — reflect a provincial style. Judging from this flat rendering of the body and the omission of carving on the halo, the Buddha is presumed to be a regionally produced work of the Goryeo period.

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Where it is

Region

Changnyeong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산