조선 후기 應元·印均派의 활동: 應元, 印均, 三忍

Abstract

The Eungwon-Ingyun School played an active part in creating Buddhist sculptures at the south-east area of Jeolla province in the early-mid 17th century and was one of the most important schools in Jeolla area like Wono school, Beopryeong school, Muyeom school in the early 17th century, Unhye school, Saeknan school in the late 17th century. The Eungwon-Ingyun School consisted of the master sculptors Eungwon, Ingyun, Samin and assistant sculptors Gohan, Sasun, Seoksam, Sangui, Jagyeong. It was organized in the early 1620s under the leadership of Eungwon and Ingyun and was led by Eungwon in 1620s, Ingyun between 1630s and 1650s, and Samin after 1650s. They created 20 sets or 39 pieces of statues. And the statues made by them had common distinctive features. All of the statues revealed the bodies under heavy clothes, and the clothes on the pedestal were waved like flowing water. Ingyun, creating the almost of all statues of his school, made his distinctive style after studying the style of his predecessor or teacher, Eungwon. His works of art can be divided up into four stages of period by style. The first stage of the Ingyun style was in the early 1630s. The statues made in this period had voluminous faces and bodies, and the sides of their faces were vertical and the bottom of the chins were horizontal. The folds of the draperies were rhythmic. Especially there was a unique expression of wrinkled drapery like waves on the top of the pedestal. The second stage of the Ingyun style was in the late 1630s. The statues of this period had more voluminous chicks and broad chins in faces. The third stage was in 1640s. Faces of statues of this period thinner than former stage, but cheeks were broader and chubbier than former stage too. The fourth stage was in 1650s. The statues of this period had features such as long and thin faces, round chin, small build.