Geoje Jangheungsa Temple Ksitigarbha Ten Kings Buddhist Painting

Centred on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the poses of the Ten Kings, court officials and other figures, and the overall composition, are all tightly and skilfully arranged. The painting is dominated by vermilion, with green and blue also used; although this could easily have made the picture look dark, the gold-painted ceremonial tablets, crowns and ornaments are evenly distributed across the composition, giving the whole painting a bright and vivid visual effect. The date of production and the temple for which it was made are both clearly known, and the fact that the donors included a sanggung, a senior court lady, offers a glimpse of the social standing of the donor class at the time; the work is also notable for its use of high-quality pigments. It was further used at a Manilhoe, a Buddhist recitation society formed to pray for rebirth in the Pure Land, making it valuable evidence for understanding an aspect of the society of the period.

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Where it is

Region

Geoje, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산