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6311
ANONYMOUS
Geumgangdo 금강도 金剛圖 (Diamond Mountain)
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1897), dated 1847
Handscroll mounted on a panel
ink and slight colors on paper, inscribed 金剛圖 (Geumgando 금강도)
and dated 丁未仲春寫 (Jeonmi jung chunsa 정미 정천사)
(Spring of 1847) and with one seal
18 1/4 x 92in (46.3 x 233.7cm)
US$60,000 - 80,000
This anonymous depiction of the Diamond Mountains (see also lot
6310) is of particular interest in that, in addition to familiar natural
aspects of the landscape, in particular the countless formations
of weathered granite and diorite, it also includes one of the most
celebrated man-made sights in the locality: the famous triad of relief-
carved images at the Sambulsa 삼불사 三佛寺 (Temple of the Three
Buddhas), carved during the Goryeo period. In addition, the complex
of buildings shown in a mountain clearing is likely either of two
celebrated temples, the Pyohunsa표훈사 表訓寺or the Jeongyangsa
정양사 正陽寺.
Published (in part)
Dr. Zo Zoyong. Diamond Mountain. Vol. 2. Seoul: Emille Museum,
1975, p. 53
On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 2001-2016

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