Sancheong Manjusri Hermitage Shakyamuni Vulture Peak Assembly Altar Painting

The Shakyamuni Vulture Peak Assembly Altar Painting held at Munsuam Hermitage was made in 1901. It presents a symmetrical group composition centred on the principal Buddha, with attendant bodhisattvas, the Four Heavenly Kings, disciples and other retinue figures. In terms of iconographic arrangement, Ananda and Kasyapa stand with palms joined at the front of the pedestal on either side, flanking Shakyamuni at the centre of the painting; three bodhisattva figures and two of the Four Heavenly Kings are placed on each side of the principal Buddha; and at the very top of the painting, emanation Buddhas and disciple figures appear on either side of the halo. The principal Buddha sits in the full lotus position on a lotus pedestal, with the right hand raised to chest height and the left hand resting on the knee, forming the mudra of the lowest grade of the middle rank of rebirth in the Pure Land. The two bodhisattvas in front of the principal Buddha have bodies that are relatively long in proportion to their heads; the bodhisattva on the viewer's right holds a lotus stem, and the one on the viewer's left holds a lotus-leaf stem. The bodhisattva figures are rendered with almost the same bodily treatment as the principal Buddha, differing only in that the pattern on the robe is omitted, distinguishing them from the Buddha. The drapery of the white undergarment of the bodhisattva at the front left of the principal Buddha is rendered using the boneless (molgolbeop) technique, painted without outlines; the same technique is also found in the scarf of Virudhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, the white collars of Kasyapa and the disciple figures, and the pagoda held by Vaishravana, another of the Four Heavenly Kings.

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Region

Sancheong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산