Guardian Deities Painting of Gyeongguksa Temple

This Buddhist painting, a sinjungdo depicting the guardian deities of Buddhism, was made in 1887 by Hyesan Chukyeon and Heogok Geungsun together, funded by donations from court ladies. The depiction of the heavenly host and the Eight Classes of Divine Beings within a single composition, the appearance of the mountain spirit and the kitchen god as attendants flanking Witaecheon (Skanda), and the inclusion of heavenly maidens playing music are all typical features of nineteenth-century sinjung paintings. At the same time, the detailed rendering of the various deities, the balanced composition, and the skilled brushwork of the painter make this a work of particular distinction.

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Where it is

Region

Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산