Standing Rock-carved Buddha of Mitasa Temple, Eumseong

The body of the Buddha was carved in relief on the natural rock face, with the head and shoulders cut deeply to bring out the three-dimensional volume of the upper body. Standing 4.05m in total height, the figure shows clear formalisation in the tall topknot-shaped hair bun above the shaven head, the full square face, and the treatment of the eyes, nose and mouth. The robe covers only the left shoulder, its folds running in diagonal lines. The right hand hangs down and the left hand is raised to the chest, a pose that well expresses the Buddhist sculptural style of the period. With its flat body, straight-lined silhouette, and stepped drapery folds that appear thinly modelled, the statue is presumed to be a mid-Goryeo work that inherits the style of the colossal Buddhist statues of the late Unified Silla period.

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Where it is

Region

Eumseong, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산