Seated Uiseong Wolso-dong Stone Vairocana Buddha

The surface of the Seated Stone Vairocana Buddha at Wolso-dong, Uiseong, is so heavily worn overall that its details are difficult to make out. The head is large in proportion to the body, the shoulders are narrow, and the chest is rendered flat. Small snail-shell-shaped curls are attached to the head, and the face forms a slightly elongated rectangle. The eyes appear almost closed, and the ears, though short and small, are rendered with a degree of realism. The robe is draped over both shoulders, and the folds have a somewhat coarse quality. The hand gesture, the right hand wrapped around the index finger of the left, identifies the statue as an image of Vairocana Buddha. Of the square lotus-patterned pedestal, the middle tier has been lost, leaving only the upper and lower tiers, and the halo behind the figure is also missing. Based on the statue's proportions, the treatment of the face, the coarse drapery folds, and the lotus design on the square pedestal, it is presumed to be a Buddha statue of the Goryeo period. Following the closure of Ssangho Elementary School on 19 December 2003, the statue has been enshrined at Jijangsa Temple.

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Where it is

Region

Uiseong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산