Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935) / 800s
Statue of Amitabha
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Statue of Amitabha as sculpture (Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935) · 800s).
Small statues like this work were designed to be portable, rather than to be permanently housed in a Buddhist temple.
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The museum identifies this sculpture as gilt bronze.
The museum's collection notes: This small sculpture shows Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise and the focus of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism, which was popular across East Asia, including Korea. This deity is recognizable from its right hand raised palm out in a gesture that reassures viewers to have no fear.
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