寫經 · Sutra Art Archive
普圓海 · 金明琳
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 93 works, including the Diamond, Lotus, Avatamsaka, and Filial Piety sutras.
About the artist →MASTERWORK · The Lotus Sutra in Korean
국역 묘법연화경
Seven accordion-fold volumes
Over two years, some 130,000 characters at 4–6 mm — the centerpiece of this collection. Seven volumes, each with its own frontispiece guardian.
Diamond Sutra (Large/Small)Diamond SutraSingle sheet
Diamond Sutra, Thread-bound BookDiamond SutraThread-bound book
Diamond Sutra (Large)Diamond SutraSingle sheet
Diamond Sutra, Accordion-fold BookDiamond SutraAccordion-fold book
Ten Verses in Praise of Parental Love, Twelve-panel ScreenSutra of Filial PietyFolding screen
Sutra of Filial Piety, HandscrollSutra of Filial PietyHandscroll
Sutra of Filial Piety, Korean-script HandscrollSutra of Filial PietyHandscroll
Avatamsaka Sutra (Yakchan-ge), HandscrollAvatamsaka SutraHandscroll
Avatamsaka Sutra, Pure Conduct ChapterAvatamsaka SutraSingle sheet
Samantabhadra's Vows, Illustrated FrontispieceAvatamsaka SutraByeonsangdo (illustration)
Lotus Sutra, Seven Illustrated FrontispiecesLotus SutraByeonsangdo (illustration)
Lotus Sutra, Thread-bound BookLotus SutraThread-bound book
Heart SutraHeart SutraSingle sheet
Camellia and BirdBirds & FlowersHanging scroll
Two Birds and FlowersBirds & FlowersPanel
Grass and Insects (Two Works)Birds & FlowersPanel
Cheonbugyeong, HandscrollOtherHandscroll
Sutra of Filial Piety, Handscroll (variant)Sutra of Filial PietyHandscroll
NarcissusBirds & FlowersHanging scroll
Apsaras (Flying Celestials)Buddhist IconsPanel
Guardian Deities of the Goryeo Sutra TraditionBuddhist IconsPanel
The Eight Auspicious SymbolsBuddhist IconsPanel
Mandala of the Eight Auspicious SymbolsBuddhist IconsPanel
Bodhisattva with Dhammapada VerseBuddhist IconsPanel
Lines from the Heart SutraHeart SutraFramed
Family Precept: A House That Accumulates GoodnessCalligraphyHanging scroll
Asking the Boy Beneath the PinesCalligraphyHanging scroll
The Four ImmeasurablesBuddhist IconsSingle sheet
BodhisattvaBuddhist IconsPanel
Water-Moon AvalokiteshvaraBuddhist IconsPanel
The First Turning of the Dharma WheelBuddhist IconsPanel
Portrait of DangunOtherPanel
Thousand-Armed AvalokiteshvaraBuddhist IconsPanel
Dharani in the Form of a HeartOtherSingle sheet
The Great DharaniOtherSingle sheet
Amitabha Sutra, Pure Land Treasure PagodaOtherSingle sheet
Avatamsaka Sutra, Samantabhadra's VowsAvatamsaka SutraSingle sheet
Bodhisattva, with a Verse on HabitBuddhist IconsPanel
Bodhisattva, Half-lengthBuddhist IconsPanel
Heart Sutra, Circular CompositionHeart SutraPanel
Avalokiteshvara with the Heart SutraBuddhist IconsPanel
Handscroll SutraOtherHandscroll
Amitabha Sutra Treasure-PagodaOtherSingle sheet
Heart Sutra (vermilion on yellow paper)Heart SutraSingle sheet
Sutra with a PatriarchOtherSingle sheet
Samantabhadra on an ElephantAvatamsaka SutraByeonsangdo (illustration)
Dhammapada MandalaOtherPanel
Five Dharanis from the Lotus SutraLotus SutraSingle sheet
Avalokiteshvara and SudhanaBuddhist IconsPanel
The Buddha's FootprintsBuddhist IconsPanel
Heart Sutra in a Circle (Korean)Heart SutraSingle sheet
Dragon Amid CloudsBuddhist IconsPanel
Apsaras (silver on crimson)Buddhist IconsPanel
Avalokiteshvara's Anjali-mudra MantraBuddhist IconsPanel
Guardian Deity IBuddhist IconsPanel
Guardian Deity IIBuddhist IconsPanel
Guardian Deity IIIBuddhist IconsPanel
Avalokiteshvara's Hand MantrasBuddhist IconsPanel
Seated PatriarchBuddhist IconsPanel
Family Precept (silver on crimson)CalligraphyPanel
Avalokiteshvara (gold on persimmon paper)Buddhist IconsPanel
Song of True Nature (silver on indigo)OtherPanel
Song of True Nature (silver on crimson)OtherPanel
Sutra Transcription (indigo)OtherPanel
Sutra Transcription (indigo, Korean)OtherPanel
Heart Sutra (silver on crimson)Heart SutraPanel
Avalokiteshvara's Anjali Mantra (crimson)Buddhist IconsPanel
Three Sacred Characters: Buddha, Mind, EmptinessOtherPanel
Guardian Beast (gold on persimmon paper)Birds & FlowersPanel
Heart Sutra (gold on crimson)Heart SutraPanel
Avalokiteshvara's Hand Mantras (crimson)Buddhist IconsPanel
Apsara (Flying Celestial)Buddhist IconsPanel
A House That Accumulates Goodness (horizontal)CalligraphyPanel
A Prayer of BlessingOtherPanel
The Forty-Two Hands of Avalokiteshvara (Mantras)Buddhist IconsPanel
Accordion-fold Sutra BookOtherAccordion-fold book
Handscroll Sutra (illustrated)OtherHandscroll
The Lotus Sutra in Korean, Seven Accordion-fold VolumesLotus SutraAccordion-fold book
Tagore, 'A Prayer' (gold on indigo)CalligraphySingle sheet
Tagore, 'A Prayer' (ink on light paper)CalligraphySingle sheet
The Ten Great Vows of AvalokiteshvaraOtherSingle sheet
Treatise on the Jewel-King Samadhi (gold on crimson)OtherSingle sheet
Treatise on the Jewel-King Samadhi (ink on light paper)OtherSingle sheet
Treatise on the Jewel-King Samadhi (vermilion on gold-flecked paper)OtherSingle sheet
The Universal Gateway Chapter of the Lotus Sutra (Avalokiteshvara Sutra), HandscrollLotus SutraHandscroll
Heart Sutra (ink on light paper, horizontal)Heart SutraSingle sheet
Family Precept: 'A House That Accumulates Good' (ink on light paper)CalligraphySingle sheet
Great Dharani of Wondrous Verse (silver on crimson)OtherSingle sheet
Avalokiteshvara Hand-Mantras (nine mudras)Buddhist IconsSingle sheet
Avalokiteshvara Hand-Mantras (with Siddham centre)Buddhist IconsSingle sheet
Great Dharani of Wondrous Verse, Four Round PanelsOtherPanel
Heart Sutra (silver on crimson)Heart SutraSingle sheet
Diamond Sutra FrontispieceDiamond SutraByeonsangdo (illustration)
Works awaiting photography
Listed in the exhibition record but not yet photographed. To be added after the catalogue and re-shooting.
- Diamond Sutra, Thread-bound BookDiamond Sutra · Thread-bound book