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Wooden Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Triad and Clay Ten Underworld Kings of Seonwonsa Temple, Namwon

남원 선원사 목조지장보살삼존상 및 소조시왕상 일괄 ( 南原 禪院寺 木造地藏菩薩三尊像 및 塑造十王像 一括 )

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Classification Treasure
Name of Cultural Properties Wooden Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Triad and Clay Ten Underworld Kings of Seonwonsa Temple, Namwon
Quantity 25 Bodhisattva statues, 18 excavated relics
Designated Date 2015.03.04
Age Joseon
Address (Seonwonsa Temple, Dotong-dong) 151, Yongseong-ro, Namwon-si, Jeollabuk-do

The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva triad and the ten underworld kings enshrined in Seonwonsa Temple, Namwon were produced in 1610 and 1646, respectively. Of the collection, the statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was carved by Wono, a monk sculptor who was active between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, together with his eight assistants including Cheongheo.
According to a written prayer discovered along with the statues of the Buddhist underworld deities, the Ghost Kings, Messengers and Boy Attendants were made in 1646 by a different monk-sculptor named Dosaek and his six assistants.
The statues enshrined in Myeongbujeon Hall of Seonwonsa Temple are highly regarded as they constitute almost the entire pantheon of Buddhist underworld deities and provide information on the relationship between Wono, a major figure of Korean Buddhist sculpture in the early seventeenth century, and Ingwan, about whom little is known.