방사선 투과 이미지를 활용한 서울 화계사 명부전 목조지장보살삼존상 및 시왕상 일괄 구조 해석

Abstract

Based on the scientific analysis and investigation conducted as part of the conservation status recording of "Wooden Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Triad and Ten Underworld Kings of Hwagyesa Temple" in 2015, the structure and manufacturing technique of the wooden Buddha statues were identified. As a result of a radiation inspection, it was possible to confirm the characteristics of the manufacturing technique according to the composition of wooden elements such as the assembling structure. Through this, the tendency of the manufacturing features of Ten Underworld Kings’s kith and kin was considered. In addition, information for future conservation management and research was unearthed by identifying/checking internal defects and traces of repair activities through the use of nails and cracks in wooden elements. Most of the Buddha statues were identified as assembled structures in which substructures such as the face, body and legs were separately joined. It was discovered that the Standing Buddha statues were made with a one-piece structure except for the face. Judging from the direction of the wood grain and assembly methods, it was found that the Saint Domyung standing statue was made using a log type technique in which, except for the face, the back of the head and body were made from one piece of wood. Furthermore, sacred objects such as huryeongtong and organic materials(estimated paper) were observed. A factory-made nail that appeared on the cover of a lower hollow brought to light the finding that it was fixed again after the hollow was opened. In the case of the seated statue of the 4th Underworld King, there is an assembling structure made of a total of three wooden elements, the face, body, and legs, and an in-depth vertical check was confirmed inside the rear. In addition, considering that some nails made in the factory were used and fixed horizontally, it can be seen that repairs were made sometime before. Most of the Standing Buddha statues are one-piece structures, but they are partially assembled by the composition of facial or hollowed features. On the other hand, the General statue is the only statue in which all the elements of the Buddha statue are carved into one piece of wood.