오대산 상원사 영산전 존상 연구

Abstract

Now, the materials of the Shakyamuni Triad and the 16 Arhan statues enshrined in the Yeongsanjeon‐hall of Sangwonsa‐temple are divided into clay and wood. The clay‐statues that are statues made before 1711, are notable for showing a style ascending to the age of the early Joseon. Clay‐statues were made by molding them with soil and then coloring them, and if the original appearance is restored through preservation treatment, the age of the composition will be clearly known. For the style of the clay‐statues, the body proportions of a long upper body and low knees can be compared with early Joseon Buddhas, such as the Heukseuksa‐temple Amitabha Buddha statue (1452) and the Chyeonjusa Amitabha Buddha statue in the National Museum (1482), and they share the early Joseon Buddha style in the expression of a slender face, long nose, and small mouth. The clothing method of clay‐statues was similar to that of the Tathagata statue, and the points where the chest is expressed wide open, draped in a half‐moon shape over the right shoulder and handed over to the left shoulder to create an elegantly flowing‐like pleat, wrinkles gathered from below the knee to the ankle, and in particular, the decorations of the Yeongrak, etc., seen in Jeseokcheon statue, are consistent with the style of early Joseon Buddhas. It can be seen from the clothing method that these clay‐statues were created in the early Joseon.