Yonghwajeon Hall Seated Stone Buddha, Changwon

This Buddha statue, formerly housed in Yonghwajeon Hall in Sotap-dong, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, in an area also known as 'Jeolgol', has now been moved to the grounds of the Seongsan Shell Mound. It is complete with a body, a halo and a pedestal, though the head has been repaired with cement. The face is rendered with elegant eyes, nose and mouth, giving a refined impression, and the neck clearly shows the three folds known as samdo. The shoulders are broad, but the chest has lost its sense of firmness, and the waist is rendered too narrowly. The robe, worn over the right shoulder leaving it bare, falls in parallel folds close to the shape of the letter ㄴ, rendered in a somewhat formulaic manner. Compared with the upper body, the lower body has narrower knees, giving an unstable impression, and fan-shaped drapery folds are carved in front of both knees. The right hand rests on the knee with the fingertips pointing downward, while the left hand is placed at the abdomen with the palm facing upward; both hands are rendered too large, giving an awkward feel. The halo, which represents the light radiating from the Buddha's body, is boat-shaped, with two incised lines dividing it into a head halo and a body halo. Along the rim of the halo, flames are carved, and a small Buddha is carved at the top. The pedestal on which the Buddha sits is square in form, a shape that became newly popular from the late Unified Silla period onward. The work appears to follow the style of the principal Buddha of Seokguram Grotto, and is thought to date from the end of Silla or the beginning of Goryeo.

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Where it is

Region

Changwon, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산