불영사(佛影寺) 소장 불연(佛輦)과 불전패(佛殿牌)에 관한 고찰 = Study on the Buddhist Palanquin and Tablet of Bulyeongsa Temple

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Of all the Buddhist crafts of Bulyeongsa temple the Buddhist palanquin and tablet are the important materials of 17th century that bear inscriptions related to the production.
The Buddhist palanquins made in 1670 are the second oldest works in the late 17th century. There was a slight damage, but a set of two palanquins remained complete.
The ink writings on the palanquin shows the production process, sponsor, and production year. In addition the delicate wooden carving and metal decorations are the important elements that make it stand out.
Especially, it is the only case called Bongyeon(pheonix palanquin, 鳳輦) and it is important that the mirror adhered to this palanquin.
The remaining two Buddhist tablets were made by the monk sculptors of Oesa temple and Tongdosa temple in 1678. According to inscriptions, they stayed for a while Cheoncuksa temple and Bulyeongsa temple, and they made three Buddhist tablets and three tablets to symbolizing king. This tablet were made with the name of Sesupae(歲樹牌), monk sculptors such as Cheolhyun(哲玄), Yeonghyun(靈現), and Thakjin(卓眞) participated in the production of this tablet. It is presumed that the remaining tablet is located in the center of altar for the King. Therefore, it can be seen that three Buddhist tablet and three tablet for royal family were made originally.
The Buddhist tablet including tablet for royal family of Bulyeongsa temple is the oldest work that was made in 17th century.