Ksitigarbha Ten Kings Buddhist Painting of Tongdosa Temple, Yangsan

This painting, preserved at Tongdosa Temple, is a taenghwa — a Buddhist painting made on cloth or paper and mounted as a hanging scroll — depicting Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who at Shakyamuni Buddha's request guides and saves the beings of the six realms of existence from Shakyamuni's death until the coming of Maitreya Buddha, together with the Ten Kings, the judges who preside over the underworld. Painted in colour on a hemp-cloth ground, this Ten Kings painting is centred on a seated image of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, flanked by the monk Domyeong on his left and Mudok, King of Ghosts, on his right, with the Ten Kings, court officials, boy and girl attendants, and hell wardens arranged around them. Iconographically it continues the style of early Joseon works of the 16th century, and as a Ksitigarbha Ten Kings painting of the 18th-century late Joseon period, it is notable for its delicate brushwork and well-balanced composition.

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Where it is

Region

Yangsan, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산