Seated Wooden Bodhisattva and Votive (set) held at Seosansa Temple

The wooden seated bodhisattva statue held at Seosansa Temple was made in the spring of 1534, the twenty-ninth year of King Jungjong. The witnessing monk at the time was Cheoin, and the sculptor monk was Hyangeom. The statue measures 58 cm in overall height, 11.5 cm in facial height, 25 cm across the shoulders and 33.5 cm across the knees. The statue wears a bronze crown, and its face is full and gentle. A baekho, a curl symbolising wisdom, sits at the centre of the forehead; the nose is large with a broad bridge, and the philtrum is long and distinct. The lips are full, and the ears are large and thick, with blunt earlobes. The eyebrows and eyes are drawn in black ink, and the lips are painted red. The neck is short and shows the three creases traditionally depicted on Buddhist figures, and the robe covers both shoulders. The hand gesture is the teaching mudra, and the posture is gangmajwa, with the right leg crossed over the left. From the votive deposit inside the statue were found a dedicatory text, three sarira, two five-direction mirrors, one eight-petalled great red lotus, one miniature white-jade pagoda, six pieces of amber, two crystals, thirteen packets of medicinal herbs, and a dharani of the Bodhisattva Vajrapani. The gilding was renewed in 1926 and 1939. This bodhisattva statue is a fine example reflecting the Buddhist statuary style of the early Joseon period, and its intact votive deposit gives it considerable scholarly and artistic value.

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Where it is

Region

Seogwipo, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산