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Haeinsa Temple: Water-Moon Avalokitesvara
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Haeinsa Temple: Water-Moon Avalokitesvara
SOUTH KOREA, South Gyeongsang, Hapcheon; Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), dated 1876; Ink and color on paper; 38.7 x 24.5 cm; Dongguk University Museum, Seoul, South Korea
An inscription at the bottom of this painting of Water-Moon Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva gives the date as 1876. The Bodhisattva is painted in ink and light colors inside a brown circle representing the moon. Above and below the circle, a Sanskrit incantation is written in white against the blue background. Avalokitesvara sits on a rocky outcrop surrounded by water. The Bodhisattva wears a white robe, and has curled hair and a faint nimbus. There is a willow branch in a vase placed upon a rock on the left. A bird can be seen flying above the Bodhisattva on the left. |
