Three Bodhisattvas Painting of Cheongnyeonsa Temple, Ganghwa

This is a samjang taeng (三臧幀), a painting of the Three Bodhisattvas, enshrined in the main hall of Cheongnyeonsa Temple. It is broadly divided into an upper and a lower register: the upper register is centred on Cheonjang Bosal (the Bodhisattva of Heaven), flanked left and right by bodhisattvas, with the space between them filled with their attendant retinues. The lower register is likewise filled with the attendants and retinues of these bodhisattvas. All three bodhisattvas — Cheonjang Bosal, Jiji Bosal (the Bodhisattva of Earth) and Jijang Bosal (Kshitigarbha, guardian of the underworld) — sit in the full lotus posture on a single square altar platform; only the body halo of the central Cheonjang Bosal is rendered against a gold-pigment ground, while all the figures are given double-ringed head and body halos. The colouring relies mainly on red, blue, white and yellow, with gold pigment used in places: the bodies of Cheonjang Bosal, Jiji Bosal and Jijang Bosal are painted yellow, while the remaining figures are rendered in white. It was produced in the 18th year of Emperor Gojong's reign (1881).

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Region

Ganghwa, Incheon

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산