Heonamdang Hall Portrait

This portrait shows the Seon master of Heonamdang Hall seated cross-legged on the floor, viewed in left three-quarter profile. The composition, on a green ground, is arranged in two registers: an upper wall panel painted with a cloud pattern, and a straw mat below. The master sits on a cushion spread over the mat, holding in his left hand a monk's staff painted with a wood-grain pattern and in his right hand a string of prayer beads. Strong shading, achieved through deep tonal contrasts, is applied around the drapery folds of his monastic robes (the long jangsam robe and the gasa draped over it). On the left side of the picture is an inscription reading "Portrait of the Great Seon Master of Heonamdang" (巘菴堂大禪師眞). The picture measures 83.1 cm wide and 113.1 cm high.

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Where it is

Region

Yangsan, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산