가섭존자상 조선|迦葉尊者像 朝鮮|Kashyapa

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dated 1700 · Wood with polychrome paint · Asian Art

This standing figure in a monk’s robe is Kashyapa (Korean: Gaseop), the eldest of the two principal disciples of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. His smiling face and relaxed posture convey benevolence and wisdom. According to the inscription with the votive offerings placed inside, the statue was made on the twenty-ninth day of the third month in 1700, together with a Buddha and arhat figures (Korean: nahan), at a temple retreat on Mount Duryun in Yeongam district, now part of Daeheung Temple in South Jeolla Province. The monk-sculptor Saengnan, whose works can be found today in Jeolla Province, was among the artists involved in this project.

Artist

Unknown

Date

dated 1700

Medium

Wood with polychrome paint

Culture

Korea

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1942