雲門寺 소장 불교공예품의 현황과 특징 고찰

Abstract

The Sarira reliquaries of Unmunsa temple was founded in October 1987 under the pedestal of the seated Buddha at the time of the demolition of Jakapjeon hall. This sarira reliquaries consist of the bowl with lid made of agalmatolite, bronze bottle, the lid with inscription 'Chongde 7th, Yongle Tongbao(永樂通寶), and the small stone. According to the inscriptions on the bottom of the lid, this sarira reliquaries was enshrined to put two sarira in the stupa in 868, the fifth year of the reign of king Gyeongmun. It is likely that the bronze bottle inside stupa was made in the Goryeo period. In addition It can be seen that the third renovation of the Jakapjeon hall was carried out in 1645 through the lid with inscription 'Chongde 7th. The Yongle Tongbao(永樂通寶) was considered to be the monument of the renovation. The most important bronze jar of all the buddhist crafts has been used as a sarira reliquary or a container related to sari like a sutra case. The inscriptions ‘had been repaired in 1067’ on the shoulder of the body shows that the repair was carried out centered on the flame ornament, the body was made in the Unifed Silla. The jade lantern of Unmunsa temple is supposed to be made in late Goryeo period. Of all the wooden crafts the buddhist palanquin that has a inscriptions was made in 1688. The man who made the buddhist palanquin was a monk craftsman, Jeongsim, and the two hundreds monk were joined to make a palanquin. The buddhist tablet of Unmunsa temple is supposed to be one of the three tablets for royal family made in 17th century through the comparison with the buddhist tablet with a inscriptions. Also the wooden sutra container made in 1682 and the wooden sutra table made in 1688 which were made by Lee Malnam. It is assumed that the big buddhist bell of Unmunsa temple without inscriptions made in the middle of the first half of the 19th century through the style comparison. It is also estimated that the wooden fish was made around the same time. Although the Buddhist artifacts of Unmunsa temple are not much in quantity, the works of Unmunsa temple is still very valuable in the history of Korean crafts such as the sarira reliquary of Unified Silla and bronze jar which proves the importance of Yunmunsa.