Seonwonsa Mokjojijangbosalsamjonsang Mit Sojosiwangsang (Collection), Namwon

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1852

Category

Sculpture

Designated year

2015

Location

남원시, 전북특별자치도— 전라북도 남원시 용성로 151 (도통동, 선원사)

Coordinates

35.412679, 127.391242Kakao address conversion

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva triad and the ten underworld kings enshrined in Seonwonsa Temple, Namwon were produced in 1610 and 1646, respectively. Of the collection, the statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was carved by Wono, a monk sculptor who was active between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, together with his eight assistants including Cheongheo. According to a written prayer discovered along with the statues of the Buddhist underworld deities, the Ghost Kings, Messengers and Boy Attendants were made in 1646 by a different monk-sculptor named Dosaek and his six assistants. The statues enshrined in Myeongbujeon Hall of Seonwonsa Temple are highly regarded as they constitute almost the entire pantheon of Buddhist underworld deities and provide information on the relationship between Wono, a major figure of Korean Buddhist sculpture in the early seventeenth century, and Ingwan, about whom little is known.

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