국보 83호 삼산보관형 금동미륵반가사유상의 새로운 연구

Abstract

First, for the research outline, the research conducted so far is summarized in terms of research history. Ko Yu‐seop, as a Korean scholar, first discussed this image, and after that, there was a discussion about the nationality of the unearthed country from the beginning including doctrines of Gyeongju and Cheongcheong province, but currently, the Shilla doctrine is influential, and after that, it was revealed that it was expanded to research on chronicles and culture. Second, while the pensive Bodhisattva image symbolizes the crown prince’s image and Avalokitesvara image in India, it was the crown prince’s image early in China, and it was changed to the Maitreya image in Beiqi, and it was understood that it was symbolized as the Maitreya image in Korea from the beginning. Third, it was discussed that the iconography of the National Treasure No. 83 is evaluated as the image with the most outstanding half‐dressed pensive posture among the half‐dressed postures. Fourth, the discussion on stylistic features and chronicles is that it is a pensive Bodhisattva image that shows the ultimate elegance based on simplicity and flexibility, and as it is originated from Gupta facts form the Gupta realistic style which newly accepted Beiqi pensive Bodhisattva image, it was considered that it could have a chronicle in the late 6th to early 7th century. Fifth, it is not only the best masterpiece among Korea's five major pensive Bodhisattva images, but furthermore, it revealed that it is evaluated as the world's best masterpiece of pensive Bodhisattva image, which occupies the peak of the world's pensive Bodhisattva images.