尙淨系 木 佛像彫刻의 硏究

Abstract

The present study discussed the establishment of the School of Sangjeong, who was famous as a wood sculptor monk and gold mending master in the mid 18th century, and wooden Buddhist statues created by the school. First, we attempted to prove the historical fact that the Sangjeong School had been established, and found that a sculptor group called Sangjeong School was formed by Sangjeong, Yoosoon, Woohak, Chingsook, etc. in the Chosun Dynasty during the 18th century. Second, it was found that the wooden statue of Amitabha at the Hoiam‐sa Temple in Yangju was created by Sangjeong other sculptors in 1755 and enshrined in the Yongheung‐sa Temple at Yongheung‐ri, Changpyeong, Damyang, Jollanam‐do, and it shows unique iconic characteristics. Third, the wooden statue of Avalokitesvara enshrined in the Seokwang‐sa Temple in Bucheon is also a statue of Bodhisattva enshrined by Sangjeong in Yonghwa‐am in Jinju, and it shows the almost same iconic characteristic as that of the wooden statue of Amitabha at the Hoiam‐sa Temple. Fourth, the results of brief inquiry into the Buddhist statues restored by Sangjeong through gold mending suggest that Sangjeong was skillful in wood sculpture as a carpenter but his works were more focused on the restoration of Buddhist statues.