Kim Myung Rim寫經

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One Character, Three Bows — the Sutra Art of Kim Myung Rim

Sagyeong (寫經) — the traditional Buddhist art of transcribing scripture character by character and painting its illustrations. An archive of 25 works, including the Diamond, Lotus, Avatamsaka, and Filial Piety sutras.

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Diamond Sutra (Large/Small)
Diamond Sutra (Large/Small)Diamond SutraSingle sheet
Diamond Sutra, Thread-bound Book
Diamond Sutra, Thread-bound BookDiamond SutraThread-bound book
Diamond Sutra (Large)
Diamond Sutra (Large)Diamond SutraSingle sheet
Sutra of Filial Piety, Folding Screen
Sutra of Filial Piety, Folding ScreenSutra of Filial PietyFolding screen
Sutra of Filial Piety, Handscroll
Sutra of Filial Piety, HandscrollSutra of Filial PietyHandscroll
Sutra of Filial Piety, Korean-script Handscroll
Sutra of Filial Piety, Korean-script HandscrollSutra of Filial PietyHandscroll
Avatamsaka Sutra (Yakchan-ge), Handscroll
Avatamsaka Sutra (Yakchan-ge), HandscrollAvatamsaka SutraHandscroll
Samantabhadra's Vows, Illustrated Frontispiece
Samantabhadra's Vows, Illustrated FrontispieceAvatamsaka SutraByeonsangdo (illustration)
Lotus Sutra, Seven Illustrated Frontispieces
Lotus Sutra, Seven Illustrated FrontispiecesLotus SutraByeonsangdo (illustration)
Lotus Sutra, Thread-bound Book
Lotus Sutra, Thread-bound BookLotus SutraThread-bound book
Heart Sutra
Heart SutraHeart SutraSingle sheet
Camellia and Bird
Camellia and BirdBirds & FlowersHanging scroll
Two Birds and Flowers
Two Birds and FlowersBirds & FlowersPanel
Grass and Insects (Two Works)
Grass and Insects (Two Works)Birds & FlowersPanel
Cheonbugyeong, Handscroll
Cheonbugyeong, HandscrollOtherHandscroll
Sutra of Filial Piety, Handscroll (variant)
Sutra of Filial Piety, Handscroll (variant)Sutra of Filial PietyHandscroll
Narcissus
NarcissusBirds & FlowersHanging scroll
Apsaras (Flying Celestials)
Apsaras (Flying Celestials)Buddhist IconsPanel
Guardian Deities
Guardian DeitiesBuddhist IconsPanel
Eight Auspicious Symbols
Eight Auspicious SymbolsBuddhist IconsPanel
Eight Symbols of Happiness
Eight Symbols of HappinessBuddhist IconsPanel
Bodhisattva with Dhammapada Verse
Bodhisattva with Dhammapada VerseBuddhist IconsPanel
Neither Arising Nor Ceasing
Neither Arising Nor CeasingHeart SutraFramed
A House That Accumulates Goodness
A House That Accumulates GoodnessCalligraphyHanging scroll
Asking the Boy Beneath the Pines
Asking the Boy Beneath the PinesCalligraphyHanging scroll

Works awaiting photography

Listed in the exhibition record but not yet photographed. To be added after the catalogue and re-shooting.