Seated Wooden Buddha of Eunseoksa Temple, Cheonan

The Buddha's face is square and rather large in proportion to the body, yet the narrow shoulders and wide knees give an impression of stability; the ears are large, and on the short neck the three curved folds (samdo) are clearly marked. The right hand forms the earth-touching gesture (hangma chokjiin), while the separately carved left hand rests on the foot with the middle and ring fingers bent. The robe is arranged in a modified right-shoulder-bared style, draped in a rounded line over the right shoulder, with the folds rendered simply and without elaboration. The statue is a fine example of the style of Buddhist statuary produced in the late Joseon period, and, being well preserved, it is a valuable resource for research into the Buddhist art history of that period. Eunseoksa Temple (銀石寺) is very likely the same temple as the Eunseoksa (恩石寺) recorded in volume 16 of the Sinjeung Dongguk yeoji seungnam, and judging from its foundation stones and roof-tile fragments, the temple is presumed to have been built before 1530.

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Where it is

Region

Cheonan, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산