Daeheungsa Seokgayeoraesambul Seated Figure, Haenam

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1863

Category

Sculpture

Designated year

2015

Location

해남군, 전라남도— 전라남도 해남군 대흥사길 400 (삼산면, 대흥사)

Coordinates

34.542200, 126.686700Museum-based location

According to ancient records, the Seated Sakyamuni Buddha Triad of Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam was completed six years after the enshrinement of a few daily items belonging to the Buddhist monk Seosan (1520-1604) who, as chief commander of the righteous monk armies of Korea, waged a fierce war of resistance against the Japanese forces that invaded Korea in 1592. While the principal Buddha of the triad had to be restored, one can easily conjecture that the production of the triad was a major project given that one of the original acolytes is 170 centimeters tall. According to the records found with the statues of the acolytes, the triad was completed in 1612 by a group of ten monk-sculptors led by Taejeon, with some 380 people participating in the project overall.

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