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A gilt-bronze standing figure of Shakyamuni Buddha
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A gilt-bronze standing figure of Shakyamuni Buddha

Unified Silla Dynasty (8th - 9th century)

Closed15 April 2016

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A gilt-bronze standing figure of Shakyamuni Buddha
Unified Silla Dynasty (8th - 9th century)
Cast in the front with drapery falling from the chest to ankles in u-shaped folds and with a pair of elongated folds below the waist to indicate the legs of the figure; the back hollow with two pegs at the edges of the shoulders
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
With wood box

Specialist note

The Unified Silla period from the late seventh through the ninth centuries was one of political stability when an international style held sway throughout East Asia. This shakyamuni shown here was cast with an entirely open back which is a characteristic of the later part of the Unified Silla period gilt-bronze figures.