Beopjusa Hanging Buddhist Painting, Gunwi

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2005

Category

Painting

Era

1714년(숙종 40)

Designated year

2018

Location

군위군, 대구광역시— 대구광역시 군위군 달산3길 215 (소보면)

Coordinates

36.272906, 128.438102Kakao address conversion

The Hanging Painting of Beopjusa Temple in Gunwi is a large Buddhist altar painting created in 1714 by a group of nine monk-artists headed by Ducho and including Byeoncheol, Chigyeom and Siman. The painting, created on a large rectangular silk screen, (10 meters in height), portrays the Buddha in the form of a standing bodhisattva wearing a bejeweled crown, his arms wide open, holding a lotus spray in one hand. The principal Buddha forms the symbolic hand gesture (mudra) of the Rocana Buddha, and is elaborately decorated with a bejeweled crown and luxurious ornaments. Meanwhile, his two attendants, the Dragon King and the Dragon Maid, stand on each side of the Buddha, while two pairs of a Buddha accompanied by a bodhisattva stand on each side of the Buddha’s halo. Together with the use of ink wash techniques with light colors, elaborate and detailed brushstrokes, and a variety of decorative patterns, the image of the principal Buddha, as depicted wearing a bejeweled crown and holding a lotus spray, provides important clues for the study of new elements that appeared in Korean Buddhist painting during the late Joseon period.

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