Dalseongsa Mokjojijangbosalsamjonsang Mit Siwangsang (Collection), Mokpo

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2011

Category

Sculpture

Era

1565년(명종 20)

Designated year

2019

Location

목포시, 전라남도— 전라남도 목포시 유달로 173 (죽교동, 대한불교조계종 달성사)

Coordinates

34.790508, 126.375400Kakao address conversion

The Wooden Ksitigarbha Triad and Ten Underworld Kings of Dalseongsa Temple in Mokpo is a group of nineteen Buddhist statues, including Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and his acolytes, the Ten Underworld Kings, Judges and Messengers, made in 1565 by a group of five monk-sculptors led by Hyangeom. The Ksitigarbha Triad is placed at the center of the altar and is flanked by two groups of three Underworld Kings. The other four kings are placed on the side altars, two on each side altar. The statues of the Buddhist underworld deities enshrined in Dalseongsa Temple are the only known example of the complete group of underworld deities made before the Imjin waeran (1592-1598), the seven-year war waged between Korea and Japan after the Japanese invasion of the Korean Peninsula in 1592. The statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is unique in that it is one of the three Ksitigarbha statues made in the early Joseon period, the other two being those enshrined in Muwisa and Cheongnyangsa Temples, and displays the relaxed posture of lalitasana. The neatly finished, realistic depiction and elegant forms of the deities, together with the prayers written at the time of the original production and renovation, make the statues an important part of the heritage of Korean Buddhist sculpture.

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