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Assembly of Buddhist Deities

석가모니설법도 (釋迦牟尼說法圖)

1846

Korea, Joseon dynasty

(1392-1910)

Handscroll; ink and color on silk

Overall: 78 x 216 cm (30 11/16 x 85 1/16 in.)

Director's Contingent Fund 1918.541

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

The inscription below, even though partly erased, tells us that the painting was hung in the monks’ residential hall.

Description

The central deity in this Buddhist painting is Sākyamuni Buddha, given that he is displaying the earth-touching hand gesture. He is surrounded by several bodhisattvas and disciples. The inscription below, even though partly erased, tells us that the painting was created in 1846 and was hung in the monks’ residential hall.

Inscriptions

Inscription

Inscription dated 1846.

Provenance
?-1918
Purchased by Langdon Warner [1881-1955], as agent of the Cleveland Museum of Art
1918-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Cunningham, Michael R. "The Korean Art Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art: The Early Years," Korean Culture [= Hanʼguk munhwa] 17, no. 2 (Summer 1986). p. 27
Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2014.
Yi, Yong-yoon. “Bokjang Dedicated to Buddhist Paintings of the Late Joseon Period [조선후기 佛畵의 腹藏 연구].” Misulsahak yeongu (2016): 121-154. www.dbpia.co.kr
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1918.541