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Dry-lacquered Seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva of Jangnyuksa Temple, Yeongdeok

영덕 장륙사 건칠관음보살좌상 ( 盈德 莊陸寺 乾漆觀音菩薩坐像 )

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Classification Treasure
Name of Cultural Properties Dry-lacquered Seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva of Jangnyuksa Temple, Yeongdeok
Quantity 1 Buddha statue
Designated Date 1989.04.10
Age The 4th year of the reign of King Taejo of Joseon (1395)
Address Jangyuksa Temple 172, Jangyuksa 1-gil, Changsu-myeon, Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do

This dry-lacquered Bodhisattva statue is 86 cm high and is enshrined in Jangnyuksa Temple in Yeongdeok. Based on the invocation and records of gilding, this statue was made through the donation of the officials and people of the Yonghae-bu District in 1395 (fourth year of the reign of King Taejo of the Joseon Dynasty) and was re-gilt in 1407 (seventh year of King Taejong’s reign). The face is not distinct but looks obstinate, and the shape is slightly bent. Compared with the Buddha statue in the early 14th century, the decoration is emphasized more, and the bead decorations are carved on the necklace, chest, sleeves of both collars, belly, and legs. The decoration of clothes worn inside droops down to the waist, representing the transition stage around the Joseon Period when the decoration completely disappeared. Similar styles are expressed in the Wooden Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva of Pagyesa Temple (in 1447) and the Bronze Seated Bodhisattva at Unbuam Hermitage of Eunhaesa Temple in Yeongcheon (in 1516). Since both are located in the region of Gyeongsangbuk-do, the Bodhisattva of Jangnyuksa Temple -- which is at the transition point connecting from the end of Goryeo to early Joseon – carries more meaning in the history of sculpture.