Wanho Jak Bulhwa of Beomnyunsa Temple, Tongyeong

The three Buddhist paintings by Wanho at Beomnyunsa Temple — a Sinjungtaeng (painting of the guardian deities), a Jijang-Siwangtaeng (painting of Ksitigarbha and the Ten Kings), and a Chilseongtaeng (painting of the Seven Stars) — were all produced at the same time for the Tongyeong Pogyodang, a Buddhist mission hall in Tongyeong, so that their place of enshrinement, date of production and the monk-painter who made them are all clearly established. In the case of the Jijang Bodhisattva and Chilseong paintings, the format of dividing the composition into three panels, with the two side panels able to fold, can be seen as shaped by the structural constraints of the main hall of Beomnyunsa Temple, which was converted from a government office building. Moreover, when the two side panels are folded in, the figures appear to stand facing the central image, giving the composition a three-dimensional quality.

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Tongyeong, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료