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| ▲ This photo, provided by Wonju city, shows the "Buddhist Painting of Guryongsa Temple, Wonju (Three Bodhisattvas)." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ This photo, provided by Wonju City Hall, shows painter Lee So-rim. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- In line with Buddha's birthday (May 8th), year 2566 according to the Buddhist calendar, Buddhist Painting of Guryongsa Temple, Wonju (Three Bodhisattvas), treasure No. 1855 has been restored with a replica and is exhibiting in Wonju, its hometown.
The History Museum of Wonju announced on the 1st that it will be holding the special exhibition, "Like A Scent That Continues For A Thousand Years," which will showcase the restoration copy of the painting, "Buddhist Painting of Guryongsa Temple, Wonju (Three Bodhisattvas)."
This exhibition, which will be held from 3rd June till the 31st of July, will have a total of 30 Buddhist paintings including 9 Buddhist paintings from the Wonju painter, Lee So-rim with the restoration copy of the Buddhist Painting of Guryongsa Temple, Wonju (Three Bodhisattvas) along with the photos related to the thousand-year old Guryongsa Temple and information about the traditional Buddhist paintings.
Painter Lee So-rim professionally completed the process of becoming a Master Artisan of Buddhist painting, an Intangible Cultural Heritage of No. 118, under the Master Artisan of Buddhist painting skill Holder, Lim Seok-hwan from 2003 for 20 years.
In this special exhibition, an educational program will be linked with the exhibition. The visitors will be able to listen about the artworks by painter Lee and will be able to closely observe the restoration copy of the Buddhist Painting of Guryongsa Temple, Wonju (Three Bodhisattvas). Additionally, the visitors will be able to experience drawing the patterns using the traditional Buddhist painting techniques.
"Although the Buddhist Painting of Guryongsa Temple, Wonju (Three Bodhisattvas) is now kept in the Woljeongsa Museum, Pyeongchang, it is very meaningful that a local artist from Wonju has restored and replicated it," said an official from the museum. "I hope people would show interest to this exhibition that introduces traditional Buddhist paintings."
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Haemin Kim.)
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