조선 후기 완주 화암사의 불화 연구

Abstract

Hwaam Temple has a total of eight paintings. They were produced in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The leading painter each painting was Sungsoo, Sungnyum, Myojeon, Bongeun, Hwasam. the famous monks Hyeeon and Deokjin played a major role, too. Buddhist paintings of Hwaam Temple could be divided into two groups, one that actively embraced the preceding iconography and the other that attempted a new ones. Representative example of the former is Tejaprabha Buddha Preaching, and the latter works are Ksitigarbha, Shakyamuni Buddha Triad and the Sixteen Arhats, Next, the paintings of Hwaamsa were also clear on the characteristics of the pictures. Shakyamuni Buddha Triad and the Sixteen Arhats and the Guardians of Uisangam Hermitage belonging to Hwaam Temple are painted by Sungnyum and Myojeon that have their own styles. By the way, Amitabha Preaching of Hwaamsa Temple and Amitabha Preaching of Wibong Temple are similar in style. Therefore, these paintings also show that they have drawn by the two monk painters. The Mountain God of Yonghyeon Hermitage belonging to Hwaam Temple is similar to the technique of Hyeonwang of Hwaam Temple painted by Bongeun. The paintings of Hwaam Temple in Wanju are not only helpful for understanding the trends and performances of the temples in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but also important for examining the production patterns of temples in Wanju and the surrounding area.