Hyeonwang Painting of Yonghwasa Temple, Tongyeong

This hyeonwang painting — a Buddhist image of Hyeonwang, the king who judges the deceased on the third day after death — is kept at Yonghwasa Temple in Tongyeong. It is painted in colour on silk and measures 83.5 cm across and 107.9 cm high. It is currently preserved in panel form; overall, the border around the edge of the painting is soiled and its colours have faded. Two rings for hanging the painting are attached at the upper back. The composition is centred on Hyeonwang, with six figures arranged on each side. Hyeonwang sits in a relatively relaxed pose on a chair, while his attendants stand facing him. The colours used are mostly vermilion, purple, blue-green, ultramarine and white, with gilding applied in places. Behind Hyeonwang and his attendants stands a three-panel folding screen painted with a landscape lightly coloured in blue-green. An inscription on the lower right of the painting records that it was made in 1875, the twelfth year of Emperor Gojong, by the monk Yeomhak, sobriquet Jinhae, for the sake of his teacher and his deceased parents. It is an important source for the academic study of the history of Buddhist painting in the Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Tongyeong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료