Yongyeonsa Mokjoamitayeoraesamjonjwasang Mit Reliquary Objects, Daegu

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1813

Category

Sculpture

Era

1655년(효종6)

Designated year

2014

Location

달성군, 대구광역시— 대구광역시 달성군 용연사길 260 (옥포면, 용연사)

Coordinates

35.748237, 128.520924Kakao address conversion

The Wooden Seated Amitabha Buddha Triad and Excavated Relics of Yongyeonsa Temple in Daegu are widely regarded as valuable sources of knowledge on Korean Buddhist sculpture in the seventeenth century. The relics discovered in the secret repository inside the statues include written prayers containing details about the production date (1655), the temple in which they were enshrined, the identities of the artisans and other persons who were involved in the production of the statues, various documents including a record of the repair and re-gilding of the relics in 1762, and their container. The statues are characterized by a youthful face, a stout but well-proportioned body delineated unreservedly, and the symbolic U-shaped folds of the robe above the knees, elements largely regarded as the characteristic features of sculptures by the monk-artist Dou (fl. mid-seventeenth century).

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