New statue of Kanishka, Gandhara, 2nd-3rd C

Nobleman of the Kushan Dynasty, schist, 2nd~3rd century, 122*480mm. Statue from private collection in Seul, Korea, recently re-discovered as a king Kanishka [source] http://www.djuna.kr/xe/board/13315703 The discovery of the stone statue of King Kanishka, the protagonist of the prosperous ‘Gandhara Buddhism’ [an article auto-translation via Google translator] ‘간다라 불교’ 융성의 주역 카니시카 왕의 석상의 발견 Reporter Kwon Jae-hyun confetti@donga.com [권재현 기자 confetti@donga.com]  “If this child … Continue reading New statue of Kanishka, Gandhara, 2nd-3rd C