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Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha. Culture: Korea. Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). Date: 8th century. 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.
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Title: Standing Buddha
Caption: Standing Buddha. Culture: Korea. Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). Date: 8th century. 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.
Technique/material: gilt bronze
Period: South and North Kingdoms period (676-935), Unified Silla
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 2579 × 4466 px | 33.0 MB
Print size: 21.8 × 37.8 cm | 1015.4 × 1758.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • ASIA • ASIAN ART • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • COPPER ALLOY • FIGURINES • GILT BRONZE • GILT • KOREA • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • ORMOLU • PLATE • SCULPTURE • SOUTH AND NORTH KINGDOMS PERIOD (676-935), UNIFIED SILLA • STATUES