광륭사(廣隆寺) 소장 신라 목조(木造) 미륵보살반가사유상(彌勒菩薩半跏思惟像)의 종합적 연구

Abstract

It is widely believed that the wooden pensive Maitreya Bodhisattva in the Koryu‐ji Temple in Japan is an old Shilla work, and it is very important in that it is Shilla's only wooden pensive Bodhisattva. The Koryu‐ji Temple wooden (木) crown pensive Bodhisattva is the Shilla Pensive Bodhisattva, created in the early 7th century, and is the oldest wood carving (木彫刻), which may have great significance. The wood, the material of pensive Bodhisattva, was found to be red pine (紅松=赤松), and as there are few examples of wood carving with pine trees in Japan, the theory that this half Lotus position image was made in Shilla (Korea) became the norm. In terms of the Crown Pensive Bodhisattva at Koryu‐ji Temple as in the days of the Seongdeok Crown Prince, it can be presumed to be the image enshrined as the main Buddha of Koryu‐ji Temple (廣隆寺=秦寺), which was introduced by Shilla national monk and built for Seongdeok Crown Prince, it is understood as a Shilla Pensive Bodhisattva. This wood (木) pensive Bodhisattva is similar in style to Korea National Treasure 83, and there is no objection to the renowned Shilla Pensive Bodhisattva, which has a reputation as the world's best masterpiece that can represent the Three Kingdoms era. Therefore, as the best quality wood would have been used to create stone Buddha images in Shilla, the the material of this half Lotus position image is believed to have been Taebaeksan Namrok, the best pine production area of ​​Shilla, that is, the red pine of Bonghwa Uljin area centered on Chunyang. This Koryu‐ji Temple wooden crown pensive Bodhisattva is a Shilla‐based pensive Bodhisattva identical to the Bonghwa Bukjiri Pensive Bodhisattva, along with National Treasure No. 83 gilt bronze Pensive Bodhisattva, and so therefore, as shown in the example of Bonghwa Pensive Bodhisattva, it can be estimated as a half Lotus position image with strong affinity with the Bonghwa region.