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Description Buddhist culture and thought have had a tremendous impact on the lives and thought of Korean people ever since the religion was introduced to the Korean peninsula in the late fourth century. Most of the time, the religion received strong state support for the construction of temples and pagodas and the making of Buddhist images for worship. At times, the religion encountered opposition, often for political reasons, but it continued to play an important role in the cultural and religious activities of the various strata of Korean society from the time of its introduction and it continues to remain in the mind of modern Koreans as well.
Contents
Introduction
I. Buddhist Sculptures of the Three Kingdoms Period
1. Beginning of Buddhist Images
2. Early Phase of Buddhist Images
3. Stone Images in situ: Diverse Iconography and Style
4. Late Phase and Emergence of New Styles
5. Korean Connections with Japanese Images
II. Buddhist Sculptures of the Unified Silla Dynasty
1. Three Kingdoms Traditions and New Phases in the Late Seventh Century
2. King Munmu and Royal Patronag
3. International Style in the Eighth Century
4. Buddhist Pantheon in Seokguram Grotto and Late Eighth-century Images
5. Diverse Types and Establishment of Silla Sculptural Style in the Ninth Century
6. Sculptures on Pagodas and Monks’ Memorial Stupas
III. Goryeo Dynasty Buddhist Sculptures
1. Early Goryeo Sculptures
2. Establishment of Late Goryeo Style and Diverse Chinese Influence
IV. Joseon Dynasty Buddhist Sculptures
1. Buddhist Sculptures of the Early Joseon Period
2. Resurgence of Image-making and Establishment of Late Joseon Sculptural Style
Notes
Bibliography
Author
Kim Lena
Professor Kim Lena majored in History at Seoul National University, and studied Art History at the Graduate School of Harvard University and received her PhD. in 1972. A Professor of Korean Art and Buddhist Art at Hongik University, in Seoul, she has since retired, as of February 2007. Today, she actively participates in a variety of art history-related projects, along with serving as a member of the Advisory Committee of Cultural Properties Administration and ICOMOS-Korea.
Professor Kim has written several books and a number of articles, on the comparative analysis of Korea’s Buddhist sculptures, in Korean and Japanese as well as English. Her major publications in English include Arts of Korea (co-authored with Chewon Kim, Kodansha International, Tokyo, 1974), and the sections on Korean Buddhist sculpture in the exhibition catalogues Arts of Korea (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1998) and Transmitting the Forms of Divinity: Early Buddhist Art from Korea and Japan (Japan Society, New York, 2003). Her noteworthy books in Korean include Hanguk godae bulgyojogaksa yeongu (A Study of the Ancient Korean Buddhist Sculptures, Ilchogak, Seoul, 1989) and Hanguk godae bulgyojogak bigyoyeongu (Comparative Studies of Ancient Korean Buddhist Sculptures, Munye chulpansa, Seoul, 2003). She has also compiled Hanguk jogaksa nonjeohaeje (Annotated Bibliography on Korean Sculptures, Sigongsa, Seoul, 2001). Her numerous articles focus mainly on Korean Buddhist sculpture, but also deal with painting and applied arts.
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