Stone Standing Bodhisattva in Sapgyo-eup, Yesan

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.508

Category

Sculpture

Era

고려시대

Designated year

1969

Location

예산군, 충청남도— 충남 예산군 삽교읍 신리 산16번지

Coordinates

36.683942, 126.669452

This stone standing Bodhisattva constructed from two blocks of stone is located halfway up Suamsan Mountain in Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do. The statue is wearing a hood-like crown on the head, with a hexagonal stone plate placed on the crown shaped like a gat, a traditional Korean hat. Although the downward contour of the shoulders gradually becomes wider, the body of the statue generally looks like a stone pillar without a sense of volume. The left hand stretches downward close to the body, while the right hand is raised up to the chest and holds a stone cane which extends down to between the feet. Judging from the pillar shape of the large body, and the simple depiction of the body, this Bodhisattva, which was built during the Goryeo Dynasty, has regional characteristics similar to those of the Stone Standing Maitreya Bodhisattva of Daejosa Temple, Buyeo (Treasure No. 217) and the Stone Standing Maitreya Bodhisattva of Gwanchoksa Temple, Nonsan (Treasure No. 218).

Location