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Portrait of the Great Master Yeongwoldang Eungjin

영월당 응진 대선사 진영 (影月堂應眞大禪師眞影)

1700s

Korea, Joseon dynasty

(1392–1910)
Medium
hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk
Measurements
Overall: 216.9 x 103.3 cm (85 3/8 x 40 11/16 in.); Painting only: 114.4 x 79.2 cm (45 1/16 x 31 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1990.16
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In East Asian Buddhist temples, portraits of Buddhist monks are housed in special dedicated halls as icons of spiritual ancestors to the community of Buddhist monks and nuns.

Description

The monk in this portrait, identified by an inscription in a red cartouche at the upper right of this painting, is the Great Master Yeongwoldang Eungjin. Portraits of this type, painted following the death of an important Buddhist monk, are known as jinyeong. His elevated status is indicated by his fine monastic garments, the dragon-headed ceremonial fly whisk he holds in his left hand, and the Buddhist scripture in his right hand. The writing box on his desk, with brushes, ink stone, and water dropper, further emphasizes his prowess as a man of deep insight into the Buddhist teachings.
Vertically long hanging scroll depicting a portrait of the Great Master Yeongwoldang Eungjin, a man with light skin tone seated turned slightly to our left, cross-legged at a table spread with a writing box and cream-covered books. The man wears a green robe with red and blue detailing. He opens one book with his left hand and holds a ceremonial fly whisk in the other, a stick topped with a dragon head whose mouth holds a rope flaring into a shower of white strands.

Portrait of the Great Master Yeongwoldang Eungjin

1700s

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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