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 Maae Stone Buddha's Statue |
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 Classification
: Treasures 355 |
| Name
of Cultural Properties :Hongseong sinkyeongri maaeseokbul(Buddha
image carved on rock surface in Singyeong-ri) |
| Age:
Goryeo Period |
| Address
: San81, Singyeong-ri, Hongbuk-myeon, Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do.
S.KOREA |
| Designated
Date : 1963.01.21 |
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| This is a large statue of Buddha engraved
on a protruding rock carved into the shape of a shrine. It is
4m in height and is located on Mt. Yongbongsan in Hongsung Shinkyeong-ri
of Chungcheongnam-do. |
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| Overall, the headpiece is solid and
integrity is shown on the face, but the statue is unbalanced
from of its loss of volume towards the bottom. The yukgye (a
protuberance on top of the head symbolizing supreme wisdom),
shaped like a topknot rising from the bald head, is fair-sized.
The face is voluptuous compared to the body, and the calm smile
gives off a mild impression. The outer shape of the body deteriorates
and becomes flat towards the bottom. The clothing wrapped around
both shoulders is clearly expressed by several lines under the
neck but the thin lines under that are like a graph. Only the
outline of the mandorla (Buddhist halo of light), which gives
shape to the light coming from the body, is expressed by an
intaglio using the carved side of the rock. . |
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| While the face is plump and integral,
the graph-like ripples of the clothing and unskilled carving
techniques indicate that this statue is a rock-cut Buddhist
image of the early Goryeo Period. |
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