금동여래입상 통일신라 |金銅如來立像 統一新羅|Standing Buddha

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8th century · Gilt bronze · Asian Art

The gilt-bronze statue is a typical small icon made for private devotion in the Unified Silla kingdom and exemplifies a high point in the production of Buddhist sculpture in Korea. The Buddha's hand gesture (mudra) symbolizes the dispelling of fear and the granting of wishes.

Artist

Unknown

Date

8th century

Medium

Gilt bronze

Culture

Korea

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1917