Artworks

Rock-carved Buddha triad at Sŏsan

Artwork · Anonymous · 7th century · relief

A rare example of Paekche stone sculpture, carved out of a cliff: the Buddha raises his right hand in the gesture of freedom from fear; a standing bodhisattva holding a jewel and a seated, half-meditating bodhisattva flank him — all with gentle smiles. 1 Portal 2000, p. 66, fig. 34. ↩ Literatur Portal 2000: Jane Portal, Korea: Art and Archaeology, London: British Museum Press 2000.