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Statue of Amitabha

금동여래입상 [金銅如來立像]

800s

Korea, Unified Silla period

(676-935)
Medium
gilt bronze
Measurements
Overall: 22.5 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm (8 7/8 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1998.79
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Location
236 Korean
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Small statues like this work were designed to be portable, rather than to be permanently housed in a Buddhist temple.

Description

This small sculpture shows Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise and the focus of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism, which was popular across East Asia, including Korea. This deity is recognizable from its right hand raised palm out in a gesture that reassures viewers to have no fear.
A gilt bronze sculpture depicts a standing Amitabha, a deity figure with long ears and hair piled in three, narrowing levels rounded at the top. He stands on a pedestal shaped like a lotus flower. He wears flowing robes, holding his left hand down, palm facing up. He holds his right hand in front of him, other fingers curving in toward his thumb. Flakes of the gilding have worn away to reveal the dark brown bronze underneath.

Statue of Amitabha

800s

Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935)

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