흥천사 (1939) 연구 ; The Nectar Ritual (1939) of Heungcheonsa: A Modern Recontextualization in the Japanese Colonial Period of Korea ; 근대 공간의 사찰과 불화

학위논문 (석사) -- 서울대학교 대학원 : 인문대학 고고미술사학과(미술사학전공), 2021. 2. 이주형. ; This thesis argues that the Nectar Ritual (1939) of Heungcheonsa was created to show the public at that time that the temple can keep pace with the recognitions of the new era of modernity and that such an intention reflects the Buddhist community's will for modernization and popularization in colonial Korea. Past studies have focused on the visual characteristics of the Nectar Rituals, such as its collage-like composition, western painting technique, and scenes representing modern life. This has led to a relative indifference to the historical contexts of the painting. Nevertheless, there cannot be proper understanding without the historial context regarding the production. Therefore, this thesis examines the paintings production within social and economical contexts to understand how the Buddhist community of Heungcheonsa perceived and expressed the modernity of colonial Korea. Although the Nectar Ritual was intended to give a visually modern impression, the basic composition of the painting remained faithful to its function as a ritual painting. At the center of the upper part of the painting are the Five Buddhas, which discords to the typical Joseon dynasty's Seven Buddhas features in nectar ritual paintings. This modification seems to have been based on Ahn Jinho(安震湖)s Seongmun Uibeom(釋門儀範) of 1935. Five Buddhas in the Nectar Ritual indicate the influence of Seongmun Uibeom and acceptance to its intention of publication. In the middle part of the painting, there are sightseers dressed in Western-style clothing. At that time, Heungcheonsa was a popular tourist attraction among the modern people of colonial Seoul. By drawing the modern sightseers in the middle of the painting, it reflects their importance in the production. In fact, Heungcheonsa must have recognized them to be the possible viewers since they had made an earning from the tourism. In the lower part of the painting, the scenes of modern society are arranged in a way that mimics the ...