Suwolgwaneumbosaldo

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.926

Category

Painting

Era

고려시대 14세기

Designated year

1987

Location

용산구, 서울특별시— 서울 용산구 이태원로55길 60-16, 삼성미술관 리움 (한남동)

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Avalokitesvara is a bodhisattva who appears before the people and leads them from the world of agony to the world of happiness. This painting (53 cm wide and 86 cm long) properly depicts the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss where he lives. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is sitting aslant on the rock, looking at a Zenzai boy (Sudhana Kumara) who visited the bodhisattva. He is wearing a magnificent jeweled crown and a soft transparent robe with gorgeous ornaments such as necklaces and bracelets. There are a couple of bamboos behind him and a vase filled with willow branches on the rock, which is surrounded by the round halo. Under his feet are red and white coral reefs, lotus flowers, and other flowers in full bloom. Avalokitesvara has a plump face as well as fine features, and his thin eyes and small lips appear to be dignified and gentle. Approximately 80 Buddhist paintings from the Goryeo Dynasty remain around the world today, but only four or five pieces are in Korea. This painting shows the graceful, refined beauty of Buddhist paintings of the Goryeo Dynasty.