상원사 목조문수보살좌상 복장직물의 특성과 편년 고찰

Abstract

Sangwaonsa Temple, located in Jinbu-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, a Wooden Seated Child Manjusri and a Wooden Seated Manjusri Bodhisattva are enshrined side by side in the temple’s Moonsu-jeon. The Wooden Seated Manjusri Bodhisattva is wearing a jeweled crown and is holding the stem of a lotus flower; an unusual form among Buddhist statues. The statue contained many Buddhist articles as well as a written record including information that the statue was built in 1661. According to the record, a court lady with the name of Byeon Myeo Ryeon has taken a major part in the offering. Other than the record, there were books and Huryeongtong articles, all have been collectively designated as treasure No. 1811. The Huryeongtong was not opened until July 9th, 2017 when textiles and grain found inside the artifact. The articles found in the Wooden Seated Manjusri Bodhisattva were textiles used for Obobyeong (five Bobyeongs), made from 11 types of textiles, one compound weave, six till weave, four satin weave pieces, all more expensive than plain woven silk. All used weaving techniques seen in textile articles produced around 1661 the order of production and was not through the weave. Therefore, patterns on the textiles were reviewed and were found consistent with patterns used in the 17th century, and thus the articles inside the Wooden Seated Manjusri Bodhisattva presumed to be the first articles inserted in a Buddhist statue during a construction. The Huryeongtong of the Wooden Seated Manjusri Bodhisattva should have also held Obobyeong in it. The Obobyeong holds the meaning of the five elements but were found to contain six. The east and west Bobyeongs were the only ones that were complete, the rest were mixed. When the Bobyeongs were rearranged according to the textile type and weave, there were six of them, and the Bobyeongs signifying North had excess pieces. We can assume that the Obobyeongs of the Huryeongtong was opened during the disassembly of the Buddhist articles stored in Buddha’s statue, and was then inaccurately rearranged reinserted. In the color analysis of the fabric, there is a slight difference in the color measured by the naked eye and the color measured by the color difference meter. Gold thread is mainly composed of gold, and is made by mixing various materials such as carbon, silicon, aluminum, and silver.