Standing Jeongseo-ri Stone Buddha

This is a Buddha image with its body and halo carved from a single stone; apart from the loss of both hands, its original form survives almost intact. Above the bare head rises a tall, topknot-shaped bun of hair, and the long, narrow eyes and small lips show features characteristic of the Goryeo period. The robe draped over both shoulders is rendered in a rounded, dignified form, but the drapery folds, arranged in strict bilateral symmetry, have become considerably stylised. The halo is a semicircle with rounded ends, its head-halo and body-halo distinguished only by a raised line, with no further decoration. The pedestal is semicircular, comprising an upper tier carved with lotus flowers and a square lower tier partly buried in the ground. The well-balanced rendering of the body and the elegant, supple sense of volume reflect Silla characteristics, combined here with stylised elements typical of Goryeo.

AI Translation

Where it is

Region

Hadong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산