Gwaneumsa Mokjobosal Standing Figure, Iksan

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1842

Category

Sculpture

Era

조성연대: 1605년

Designated year

2014

Location

익산시, 전북특별자치도— 전북특별자치도 익산시 평동로9길 72(갈산동, 관음사)

Coordinates

35.938079, 126.951657Kakao address conversion

The Wooden Standing Bodhisattva of Gwaneumsa Temple in Iksan is famous for the written prayer discovered inside its secret repository, which contains detailed information about the restoration of the temple following its destruction during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in the Imjin and Jeongyu Years (1592-1598). This bodhisattva statue was produced by a monk-sculptor named Wono who made an important contribution to Korean Buddhist sculpture in the period between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century. The statue displays the stable, realistic appearance characteristic of the carving techniques favored by the Wono School of Buddhist sculptors.

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