Myobeobyeonhwagyeong Mokpan(2016)
妙法蓮華經 木板(2016)
인천광역시 강화군
Basic information
- Designation
- Treasure No.1908
- Category
- Books & Records
- Era
- 1543년(중종 38)
- Designated year
- 2016
- Location
- 강화군, 인천광역시— 인천광역시 강화군 전등사로 37-41 (길상면, 전등사)
- Coordinates
- 37.632157, 126.484408Kakao address conversion
Description
These printing blocks for the Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra) were made – and are still stored – at Jeongsusa Temple on Manisan Mountain in 1543 by copying an earlier set of blocks carved in the calligraphic style of Seong Dal-saeng (1376-1444), a noted military official and calligrapher between the late Goryeo and early Joseon periods. The blocks are in good condition overall, although they are missing one of the entire set of 105 blocks, including the Frontispiece and Preface, and show some traces of insect damage. The blocks are highly valued partly because they are the oldest extant Lotus Sutra woodblocks to feature the Seong Dal-saeng calligraphic style, which was widely favored in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Location
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