Songgwangsa Yeongsanhoesangdo Mit Palsangdo, Suncheon

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.345

Category

Painting

Era

1725년(조선 영조 1)

Designated year

2024

Location

순천시, 전라남도— 전라남도 순천시 송광사안길 100 (송광면, 대한불교조계종 송광사)

Coordinates

34.969400, 127.087900Museum-based location

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Vulture Peak Assembly Painting and Eight Scenes Paintings of Songgwangsa Temple, Suncheon. These Buddhist paintings were created as a coordinated set in 1725 (Joseon, King Yeongjo's 1st year) by painter-monks led by Uigyeom and enshrined in the Yeongsan Hall of Songgwangsa Temple, comprising one Vulture Peak Assembly painting and eight Eight Scenes paintings. The Eight Scenes paintings depict the life of Shakyamuni Buddha through eight episodes; this set represents the new style of Eight Scenes paintings using iconography from the 'Illustrated Origins of Buddhism' (石氏源流應化事蹟). It is the earliest confirmed example of a Vulture Peak Assembly painting and a complete Eight Scenes set being created and enshrined together in a single hall, fully capturing a distinctive Joseon-period form of Buddhist devotion. Created under the direction of chief painter Uigyeom with unified brushwork and coloration throughout all nine panels, the paintings naturally convey spatial depth and narrative transitions through the use of temple structures, pine trees, and clouds, achieving high artistic accomplishment.

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