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It is the largest work along with the Gilt-bronze
Seated Maitreya (National Treasure No 78) that
is kept in National Center Museum. The height
is 93.5 cm. It is told that it was found in Gyeongju
in the 1920's, but there remains no record about
it. It's called the Seated Triad in Meditation
in wearing the crown like mountain with three
facets round.
The face near circle is rich and fleshy with a
smile at the corner of the mouth and in an upper
eyelid. With the bust naked there is no ornament
except two-lined necklace. The right leg is on
the pedestal designed with lotus flower and the
left foot is on the lap of the right leg. The
right hand grasped the left ankle with the left
elbow on the lap and the fingers of left hand
supporting the jaw. the skirt covering the lower
half of the body was treated so thinly, so it
showed the shape well. The train covering the
pedestal designed with the lotus flower was sculptured
so naturally and gracefully. The hem of skirt
with the beads stitched is downward to the left
side. At the back of the head, there is the long
point of joint that seemed to fix the Halo-like
nimbus into it.
It is the masterful molding technique as a sculpture
faced delicately in the simple and balanced expression
of body, the folds of robe treated dimensionally
and naturally, the eyes, nose and mouth sculptured
clearly. The benignity that is felt in a smooth
smile adds the nobleness as a religious sculpture.
It is considered as a work made around the late
Three Kingdoms Period in that it is older than
the Gilt-bronze Seated Maitreya.
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