Heungguksa Nosanabul Hanging Buddhist Painting (Gwaebultaeng)

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1331

Category

Painting

Era

조선 영조 35년(1759)

Designated year

2002

Location

여수시, 전라남도— 전라남도 여수시 흥국사길 160(중흥동, 흥국사)

Coordinates

34.821004, 127.700222

This type of large-sized painting used to be hung in the front courtyard of a temple hall at an open-air sermon session or ritual. This one has the image of Rocana Buddha filling the entire canvas. This painting displays a huge, gorgeous-looking mandorla and a round head disk behind. Rocana Buddha wears a crown inscribed with miniature Buddha images. His hands are held up to the shoulders, palms facing upward. The top of the canvas shows the end of the eaves of a building that looks like the Heavenly Palace, with the bottom showing a pagoda on each side of the Buddha. The piece was painted by a group of people including Monk Bihyeon, who carried out activities with Monk Uigyeom, regarded as the best monk artist of the 18th Century. It features clear-cut and beautiful colors, decorative expressions, and refined lines. Statements on the repair of the work are left at the back of the piece.

Location