English | Gilt-bronze Seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva of Yongmunsa Temple
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The statue is depicted with rounded cheeks, delicately exposed breasts, five plaits of hair piled high to form a coif, luxuriant hair let down and knotted in three circles, and a triangular, inverted robe draped over the right shoulder. These are all stylistic features of the mid-14th century Goryeo period in addition to the A-shaped folds of the robe on the upper left arm, the flowing hem in front of the legs, the 'X' sash knot on the belly, the elaborate beaded jewelry on the chest and knees, and the gilded metalwork on the left breast.