Dongguksa Sojoseokgayeoraesamjonsang Mit Reliquary Objects, Gunsan

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1718

Category

Sculpture

Era

조선시대(1650년)

Designated year

2011

Location

군산시, 전북특별자치도— 전라북도 군산시 동국사길 16 (금광동, 동국사)

Coordinates

35.982500, 126.707539Kakao address conversion

Judging from the Buddhist scriptures and votive objects found inside them, these three Buddha statues were made by renowned monk sculptors based in the Jeolla-do region. This work is also of great interest to art historians as a molded sculpture from a period before Joseon’s Buddhist sculptures became overly formalist. No less interesting are the votive objects discovered inside them, providing important clues about the method of fabrication of huryeongtong (votive object containers) and materials used for their fabrication. Based on these reasons, the Sakyamuni Buddha Triad of Dongguksa Temple, including the votive objects lodged inside the statues, was deemed to amply deserve a place in the list of state-protected cultural heritage objects.

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