Inscribed "Geollyung40nyeon" Hyeonwang Painting of Tongdosa Temple, Yangsan

This painting is preserved at Tongdosa Temple. A Hyeonwang painting depicts Hyeonwang, the king of the underworld before whom the dead appear for judgement three days after death, together with his attendants. Painted in colour on silk, it shows Hyeonwang seated on a chair against the backdrop of a five-panel screen, flanked on either side by six attendants, including child attendants. An inscription in the lower part of the painting records that it was made in the 40th year of the Geollyung (Qianlong) reign era of Qing China, that is, the 51st year of King Yeongjo of Joseon (1775), and enshrined in the main hall of Tongdosa Temple. The Tongdosa Inscribed "Geollyung 40th Year" Hyeonwang Painting is an important scholarly resource for the study of the history of Buddhist painting in the Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Yangsan, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산