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Hanging Painting of Hwaamsa Temple, Wanju

완주 화암사 괘불도 ( 完州 花巖寺 掛佛圖 )

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Classification National Registered Cultural Heritage
Name of Cultural Properties Hanging Painting of Hwaamsa Temple, Wanju
Quantity 1 item
Designated Date 2014.10.29
Age Japanese Occupation
Address Jeollabuk-do Wanju-gun

The Hanging Painting of Hwaamsa Temple in Wanju depicts Vairocana Buddha, the principal Buddha at its center, flanked by two attendants, the Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra. This is a good example of a Buddhist painting that exhibits a modern coloring technique due to the introduction of the Western painting techniques, as well as a distinguished use of colors similar to that of watercolor painting, which was introduced to modern Buddhist painting in Korea between the end of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century.
It is regarded as a valuable Buddhist painting which combines traditional and modern painting elements.