Hyeonwang Painting of Jeondeungsa Temple, Ganghwa

This is a hyeonwang taeng, a hanging painting of Hyeonwang, who judges the dead three days after death, preserved in the Yaksajeon Hall (Treasure No. 179) of Jeondeungsa Temple; it depicts Hyeonwang and his retinue in iconographic form. Painted in 1884, the twenty-first year of Emperor Gojong of Joseon, the composition is arranged in a circular form that gives it a sense of vitality. Although the colour scheme is not outstanding, the meticulous brushwork and the clear rendering of the iconographic features typical of hyeonwang paintings make it a valuable resource for the study of nineteenth-century Buddhist painting.

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Where it is

Region

Ganghwa, Incheon

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산