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Standing Amitabha

금동아미타여래입상 (金銅阿彌陀如來立)

800s

Korea, Unified Silla period

(676-935)
Medium
gilt bronze
Measurements
Overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.); with tang: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1988.34
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Location
236 Korean
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This Korean statue has a stylistic affinity with statues from the Indian Gupta period (300s–500s CE) that emphasize soft modeling and naturalism.

Description

Buddhist teachings emphasize the pursuit of spirituality, rather than physicality, to achieve enlightenment. This statue’s artist, however, made genuine efforts to represent the divine’s beautiful voluminous body. Inspired by Indian Gupta period art (300s–500s CE), this particular artistic style emphasizing soft modeling and naturalism was further developed in China and flourished across East Asia.
Gilt bronze sculpture of standing Amitabha, a deity with long ears and short, dark hair created by neat rows of small knobs. He wears flowing robes, holding his left hand down, palm facing in and middle finger curving slightly in. He holds his right hand in front of him, middle finger curving in to his thumb. Flakes of the gilding have worn away to reveal the dark brown bronze underneath, particularly on Amitabha's face.

Standing Amitabha

800s

Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935)

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