Ksitigarbha and Ten Kings Painting of Cheongnyongsa Temple

The Ksitigarbha and Ten Kings Painting of Cheongnyongsa Temple is said to have been made in 1868 at the vow of the nun Jeonggi, together with a King of Hell Painting and a Seven Stars Painting, and enshrined in Geungnakjeon Hall; it was produced by the master painter (geumeo) Eungnyun. At the centre of the composition, within a large semicircular halo, are the triad of Ksitigarbha with his attendants King Mudok and the Elder Domyeong, flanked on either side by the Ten Kings, with underworld messengers and judges placed below the triad — an unusual arrangement. It was also made using the same preliminary sketch as the Ksitigarbha and Ten Kings Painting at Bomunsa Temple in Seoul, produced in 1867 by the monk-painter Gyeongseon; features such as the interior of the halo painted in gold and the assertive shading applied to the faces of the figures reflect well the style of Buddhist painting that was popular mainly in the Seoul and Gyeonggi region from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century. It is an important work for studying the master–disciple lineages of Buddhist-painting schools in the Seoul region.

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Where it is

Region

Jongno-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산