Daewonsa Geukrakjeon Gwaneumbosal Dalmadaesa Mural Painting, Boseong

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1861

Category

Painting

Designated year

2015

Location

보성군, 전라남도— 전라남도 보성군 죽산길 506-8 (문덕면, 대원사)

Coordinates

34.961340, 127.133342Kakao address conversion

The paintings of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and the Buddhist Monk Bodhidharma (d. 534?) on the eastern and western walls of Geungnakjeon Hall are fine examples of the Buddhist tradition of late Joseon, in which paintings of the bodhisattva and the patriarch were arranged on the eastern and western walls of the central dharma hall of a temple. In the painting on the western wall of Geungnakjeon Hall of Daewonsa Temple, Avalokitesvara is depicted in a white robe seated on a lotus flower seat floating on waves, against a background of fantastically-shaped rocks and bamboo, with the young truth seeker Sudhana situated behind him holding a blue bird in his arms. On the eastern mural, Bodhidharma is accompanied by Huike (487-593), although the former is depicted much larger than the latter. These wall paintings of Avalokitesvara and Bodhidharma display the characteristic features of the painting style developed by Uigyeom, who was active in the Jeollaman-do area from the mid to late eighteenth century.

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