Anonymous buddhist painter

Description:

Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th/19th c.
123 x 46,5 cm / 178 x 79 cm
Depiction of Seokgamoni-Bul (Buddha Shakyamuni), painted in ink and colours on paper, standing dressed in monastery robes and scarves, his hands held in vitarka mudra, framed by two mandorla.
From an Austrian private collection - Buddhist paintings of the late Joseon period exhibit several distinctive characteristics that set them apart from earlier works. They were generally executed in vivid mineral pigments on heavy paper or hemp cloth. This large-scale painting originally served as a processional banner during outdoor Buddhist ceremonies, such as the Water and Land Ritual (Suryukjae) - With areas of age-related wear and minor staining; mounting damaged.