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Original – The Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation is a statue depicting Maitreya seated in meditation. In 1962 it was designated South Korea's 78th national treasure. It measures 83.2 centimetres (32.8 in) and probably dates back to the Silla period.
Reason
Another high quality statue photograph. Note that this is a different statue than Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation (National Treasure No. 83), which was already promoted.
Articles in which this image appears
Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation (National Treasure No. 78) +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Sculpture: Unknown; photograph: National Museum of Korea

Promoted File:Pensive Bodhisattva (National Treasure No. 78) 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:12, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]