Standing Jangheung Tapsansa Temple Site Gilt-bronze Buddha

Although its pedestal has broken away from the body, metallurgical analysis has confirmed that the two parts of the Standing Jangheung Tapsansa Temple Site Gilt-bronze Buddha share the same metal composition and originally formed a single piece. The stylistic features of the statue likewise carry on the traditional manner of the Three Kingdoms period of around the 7th century: an egg-shaped face, a bowl-shaped usnisa (the cranial protrusion symbolising wisdom), almond-shaped eyelids, a long U-shaped fold in the draped robe, and the fear-dispelling and wish-granting hand gestures that were popular in the 7th–8th centuries — all marks of an archaic style. It is also notable that the base of the gilt-bronze pedestal has a heptagonal (seven-sided) plan. Although there is the flaw that the body and pedestal are now separated, they have been confirmed to be of one piece, and as the statue dates to the late 7th century, or the early 8th century at the latest, it is regarded as an extremely valuable example.

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Where it is

Region

Jangheung, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료