id:			160742
accession number:	1998.79
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.79
updated:		2022-01-04 17:25:24.898000

Statue of Amitabha, 800s. Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935). Gilt bronze; overall: 22.5 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm (8 7/8 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1998.79

title:				Statue of Amitabha
title in original language:	금동여래입상 (金銅如來立像)
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creation date:			800s
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		899
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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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: 22.5 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm (8 7/8 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
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fun fact: 
Small statues like this work were designed to be portable, rather than to be permanently housed in a Buddhist temple.

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wall description: 
This small sculpture shows Amita, the Buddha of the Western Paradise and the focus of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism, which was popular across East Asia, including Korea. Amita is recognizable from its standing, frontal pose, its right hand raised palm out in a gesture that reassures viewers to have no fear. The aesthetics of the Silla period are reflected in the sculpture’s modest size, appropriate for an aristocrat’s private worship, and the use of gilt-bronze, exemplifying the popularity of gold at the time.
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CITATIONS

	Gwak, Dong-seok. <em>Hanguk ui geumdongbul </em>[한국의 금동불] . Seoul: Dareun sesang, 2016.
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	Nelson, Sarah. <em>Gyeongju: The Capital of Golden Silla</em>. Routledge, 2019.
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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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	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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