Jikjisa Seokgayeoraesambulhoedo, Gimcheon

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.347

Category

Painting

Era

1744년(조선 영조 20)

Designated year

2024

Location

김천시, 경상북도— 경북 김천시 대항면 북암길 89, 직지사 성보박물관 (운수리)

Coordinates

36.118500, 128.117400Museum-based location

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Shakyamuni Buddha Triad Assembly Paintings of Jikjisa Temple, Gimcheon. Completed in 1744 (Joseon, King Yeongjo's 20th year) by chief painter Segwan and fellow painter-monks and enshrined in the Main Hall of Jikjisa Temple, this set of three Buddhist paintings comprises a central Vulture Peak Assembly scene flanked by a Medicine Buddha assembly on the left and an Amitabha Buddha assembly on the right. Among extant Buddha Triad assembly sets, this is the oldest and largest with all three panels fully intact. The imposing scale approaches that of monumental hanging paintings, with countless figures rendered in refined and fluid brushwork; all three panels share a unified sensibility as if painted by a single hand. The artist notation records each painter-monk's role and affiliated temple, making it an important resource for Buddhist painting studies. Sanskrit dharani mantras are inscribed along the lower borders of all three panels, adding layers of symbolic meaning. Outstanding in both artistic accomplishment and documentary value, these paintings represent a benchmark of late Joseon Buddhist painting.

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