id:			154216
accession number:	1988.34
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.34
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Standing Amitabha, 800s. Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935). Gilt bronze; overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.); with tang: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1988.34

title:				Standing Amitabha
title in original language:	금동아미타여래입상 (金銅阿彌陀如來立)
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creation date:			800s
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		899
current location:		236 Korean
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935)
technique:	gilt bronze
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.); with tang: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1988
	opening date:   1989-03-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1988</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).

	title:		Transmitting the Forms of Divinity: Early Buddhist Art from Korea and Japan
	opening date:   2003-04-07T00:00:00
	<i>Transmitting the Forms of Divinity: Early Buddhist Art from Korea and Japan</i>. Japan Society Gallery, New York, NY (organizer) (April 7-June 22, 2003).

	title:		Korean Art from the United States
	opening date:   2012-06-04T00:00:00
	<i>Korean Art from the United States</i>. National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea (Republic of) (organizer) (June 4-August 5, 2012).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Japan Society Gallery, NYC (4/7/2003 - 6/22/2003): "Early Buddhist Art from Korea and Japan, 6th-9th Centuries"<br>National Museum of Korea, Seoul (6/4/2012 - 8/5/2012):  "Korean Art Collections in the United States",, ex. cat. no. 70, p. 164-165.

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PROVENANCE

	Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: June 9, 1988
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	Robert H. Ellsworth [1929-2014] (sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, June 9, 1988)
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fun fact: 
This Korean statue has a stylistic affinity with Indian Gupta–period (AD 300s–500s) statues that emphasize soft modeling and naturalism.

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wall 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 (AD 300s–500s), this particular artistic style emphasizing soft modeling and naturalism was further developed in China and flourished across East Asia.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Nelson, Sarah. <em>Gyeongju: The Capital of Golden Silla</em>. Routledge, 2019.
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	Gwak, Dong-seok. <em>Hanguk ui geumdongbul </em>[한국의 금동불] . Seoul: Dareun sesang, 2016.
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	Lee, So-young, and Denise Patry Leidy. <em>Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom</em>. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013.
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	<em>Masterpieces of Early Buddhist Sculpture</em> [고대불교조각대전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2015.
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	Kang, U-bang. <em>Hangung bulgyo jogang ui heureum </em>[한국 불교 조각 의 흐름]. Soeul: Daewonsa, 1995.
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Michael R. Cunningham. <em>Masterworks of Asian Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art; New York: Thames and Hudson, 1998.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 231
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	<em>Korean art from the United States </em>[미국, 한국 미술 을 만나다]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2012.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 164, no. 70
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	Cho, Chi-yun, and Seunghye Yi. Semilgagwi : Hangungmisurui Pumgyeok [세밀가귀 : 한국미술의 품격]<em> = Exquisite and precious: the splendor of Korean art.</em> Seoul: Samsung Museum Leeum, 2015.
	page number: 	Reproduced: 147, no. 71
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	Yi, Ji-kang. "A Study on the 'Gilt-Bronze Standing Buddha.' from the Bori-sa Temple Site, Uiryeong [의령 보리사지 금동여래입상 연구]." <em>Korean Journal of Art History</em>, no. 292 (December 2016): 5-27.
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	url:		http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/ArticleDetail/NODE07088069

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