Standing Hampyeong Haebo-ri Stone Buddha

This stone Buddha was designated a Jeollanam-do tangible heritage on 24 February 1990. It originally stood at Mountain 61, Haebo-ri, Haebo-myeon — a site also known as Tapdong — in front of the communal graveyard of the Papyeong Yun clan, before being moved to the front of Hampyeong County Community Hall; owing to concerns over deterioration it was moved again, on 28 August 2013, to Gwaneumsa Temple. The statue is a standing Buddha with a mandorla and pedestal, and is in relatively good condition. Above the bare head rises a tall topknot-shaped hair bun, and the face is gently rounded and egg-shaped, with a mild, benevolent expression. The eyes, nose and mouth are distinct, giving the face a realistic look, and a single clear line is carved on the neck. The robe covers only the left shoulder, and its folds, rendered with a few simple lines, are flat and stylised. Both arms are bent so that the hands meet in front of the chest, forming a shape like an inverted V — a pose also seen among the stone Buddhas of Unjusa Temple in Hwasun, and notable for that reason. The lotus-decorated pedestal unusually has the statue's two feet carved onto it separately from the body, a technique also seen in the stone Buddhas of the Namsan pagoda in Gyeongju, dating to the Unified Silla period, 8th–9th century. Behind the head is a round halo bordered by two lines, decorated around its edge with a flame pattern. The stylised drapery folds and the straight, upright form of the body point to a Goryeo-period style, and the statue is presumed to date from the early Goryeo period. (Source: Hampyeong County Office Culture and Tourism website.)

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Where it is

Region

Hampyeong, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산