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Sakyamuni

1900s

Korea

Medium
wood with traces of black lacquer
Measurements
Overall: 43.1 cm (16 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1988.152
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Śākyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born in Lumbinī, located in present-day southern Nepal.

Description

This standing Buddhist statue represents Śākyamuni Buddha. Based on its highly formalized carving style and symmetrical drapery, this work is a modern interpretation of ancient Korean Buddhist statues.
A wood sculpture coated in black lacquer depicts the Buddha standing and wearing a robe draped in folds. Raised circles texture his hair, including the circular bump atop his head. A circular depression marks his forehead and horizontal depressions his eyes and mouth. His robes dip low in a "U" shape, showing his chest. The black lacquer has chipped. Where his hands would stick out from his robes has worn away to flat, striated wood.

Sakyamuni

1900s

Korea

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