Illustration of the Sutra on the Descent of Maitreya
Ink and color on silk
彌勒下生經變相 悔前
韓國
據畫面下方題記，得知繪製於「至正十年（1350）」，即高麗忠定王二年，僧玄哲率施主二十餘人發願而作，由悔前繪成。
作品依據《彌勒下生經》繪製，畫面分為上下二段。上段為彌勒佛在龍華樹下說法的場景，彌勒佛倚坐於中央，左右為法華林與大妙相二脇侍菩薩，周圍環繞帝釋、梵天、四天王及十大弟子等。佛頂上有雲彩及華麗寶蓋，寶蓋兩側為十方佛和伎樂天。下段為彌勒佛下生於翅頭大城的情景，城中雕梁畫棟、平台曲檻、寶樹寶幢，最下端為農民犁田耕種，刈稻豐收的場面。
此圖的彌勒三尊像為韓國少見的倚坐姿勢，比例稍大，輪廓和細部線條缺乏動感，略微生硬。色彩以紅、綠為主，部分使用金泥，作品色彩和技法繼承了高麗佛畫的傳統。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 377.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Illustration of the Sutra on the Descent of Maitreya." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 377.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Illustration of the Sutra on the Descent of Maitreya" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:377.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Illustration of the Sutra on the Descent of Maitreya. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 377).
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