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A Study of the Era and Background of Embroidered Kasaya, Designated as a Treasure in South Korea

보물 자수가사의 제작 시기와 배경 고찰

  • An, Boyeon (Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage/Dept. of Fashion Industry, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Hong, Na Young (Dept. of Fashion Industry, Ewha Womans University)
  • 안보연 (국립문화재연구소 문화재보존과학센터/이화여자대학교 의류산업학과) ;
  • 홍나영 (이화여자대학교 의류산업학과)
  • Received : 2021.08.20
  • Accepted : 2021.11.30
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

The embroidered Kasaya is the twenty-five column Kasaya of Triratna: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Even though it is a representative artifact of embroidery, the method of manufacturing heavily depends on the collector's reports. This study focuses on the prayer's recorder: Gonmyeong Park, born in Muja, and Ven. Haebung, who acted as a historical investigator of embroidered Kasaya. The beginning of Haebung's public record was in 1815, and his entrance into nirvana in 1826. The birth year of prayer in Muja was 1768. Therefore, the embroidered Kasaya was manufactured at the end of the 18th century or the early 19th century. Haebung appears to have played a critical role in historical investigation, and consequently the 125 icons of Triratna are almost identical in three treasures: the Kasaya at Seonamsa Temple, the embroidered Kasaya, and the painting of the embroidered Kasaya at Cheongnyongsa Temple. The embroidered Kasaya was particularly affected by the religion of a thousand Buddhas and by Triratna in the late Joseon era. Unlike the Kasaya of a thousand Buddhas in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the embroidered Kasaya shows the Triratna in detail, suggesting that the icons of Triratna were newly created.

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본 논문은 국립문화재연구소 문화유산 융복합연구(R&D)사업의 지원을 받아 이루어졌으며, 사진 제공을 해주신 서울공예박물관, 청룡사, 장황문화재연구소에도 특별히 감사를 전한다

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