The Iron Buddha from Bowonsa Temple, Silla Era, Korea. Early 8th or 9th Century. In exhibit at the The National Museum of Korea.
Previously it was just one of the many Buddha statues exhibited in the Buddhist art section on the third floor of the National Museum of Korea. About 250 centimeters tall, the Buddha sitting in the lotus position was discovered at Bowonsa Temple in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. The Seoul museum has decided to present the relic in a similar fashion as the Met did: A dark, large room and a not-too-bright highlight to give a mystic aura to the piece.
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