The Assembly on Vulture Peak” (Yeongsan Hoesangdo) of Daebisa Temple in Cheongdo was completed in 1686. The painting was stolen from the temple on December 24, 1988 and recovered in August 2014. It is in comparatively good condition, although some parts of the work are exfoliated. Judging by the diversity of the images of the participants in the assembly, the well-balanced composition, the elaborate depiction of (the *******’s?) benign look, the harmony between red and green, and the ample use of auspicious clouds, it is highly probable that the painting was created to be hung on the wall behind the altar of the temple’s Daeungjeon Hall.
The postscript on the painting states that it was produced by a group of four monk-painters named Haeung, Uigyun, Hoseon, and Sangmyeong. The painting is regarded as an important source of knowledge about Korean Buddhist painting in the second half of the seventeenth century, the artistic style of the chief monk-artist Haeung, and the development of the Uigyun School, which was active in the area around Palgongsan Mountain.