18~19세기 龍珠寺의 佛敎香爐

Abstract

Yongjusa temple located in Hwaseong was founded in 1790 with the support and interest of King Jeongjo. Yongjusa temple founded as a royal family temple was enshrined in Buddhist statues and Buddhist paintings. The incense burner called Wenwangding and Xuandelu for Buddhist rituals was a gift from King Jeongjo, which King Jeongjo collected and appreciated during his time as the prince. Wenwangding and xuandelu show the trend of imitating ancient bronze that was popular in the late 18th century of Joseon dynasty, and the inscriptions of wenwangding had a clear Confucian justification. Wenwangding and xuandelu were found to be brass through X-ray fluorescence analysis. The Buddhist incense burner of Yongjusa temple continued to keep imitating ancient bronze vessels like li-shaped incense burner and gui-shaped incense burner in the 19th century. According to inscriptions, the li-shaped incense burner was made in Shinyu year for the second room. The Shinyu year is supposed to be seen in 1860, and the second room is considered to be for use in the wooden chamber of Hoseongjeon Hall. The gui-shaped incense burner was made with the support of Yiunseo and Yihangseo. What the royal family gave this kind of incense burner to temples was accustomed to use the ritual vessels close to ancient bronze vessels on the basis of ritual books. The royal family used the ritual vessels.