Cheoneunsa Temple at Mount Jiri, Korea (Translation)
The Sequel to Views of Korea (Series Title)
川瀬巴水 朝鮮風景 朝鮮智異上泉隠寺 昭和十五年 版画
(Primary Title)
Chunum Temple at Mount Chiri, Korea, from the series Supplement of Views of Korea (Zoku Chosen fukei, Chosen Chirisan Sen'in-ji) (Former Title)
Botandai at Heijo, Korea (Donor's Title)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, Japanese, 1883 - 1957 (Artist)
Watanabe Shōzaburō 渡邊庄三郎, Japanese, 1885 - 1962 (Publisher)
The Cheoneunsa Temple is one of the great Zen Buddhist temples at the foot of Mount Jirisan in South Korea. In this print, from the vantage point of a dark kitchen room the artist illuminates women working in the courtyard, dressed in traditional Korean clothing. Built in 828, the temple was first named Gamnosa, which references a sweet spring nearby. The spring water was believed to have had the mystical ability to purify the mind and spirit and attracted monks and patrons. However, the spring suddenly ran dry during the invasion of the Japanese Shogun Hideyoshi’s forces in the 1590s, resulting in the temple being renamed Cheoneunsa, meaning “Disappearance of Spring Water.”
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