| 18th-Century San-shin Mountain-Spirit Painting Emille Museum Collection, #2 original enshrinement and artist unknown |
This great antique was one of Dr. Zo's personal favorites. San-shin's hands are empty, just resting on
his knees. Meanwhile, the white halo around his head looks like a Full Moon rising behind him, beaming its light
over the tiger!! The siberian tiger, extra-sacred because all-white, is amusingly sleepy. An alert dongja boy-
attendant holds a Seon meditation-master's fly-wisk. Note the willow-leaf-mantle on his shoulders and belt of
paulowina leaves around his waist -- these motifs signify connection with Korea's mythical founder-king Dan-gun
Wanggeom. All these noted motifs are quite rare -- and therefore important, in light of this icon's old age.
his knees. Meanwhile, the white halo around his head looks like a Full Moon rising behind him, beaming its light
over the tiger!! The siberian tiger, extra-sacred because all-white, is amusingly sleepy. An alert dongja boy-
attendant holds a Seon meditation-master's fly-wisk. Note the willow-leaf-mantle on his shoulders and belt of
paulowina leaves around his waist -- these motifs signify connection with Korea's mythical founder-king Dan-gun
Wanggeom. All these noted motifs are quite rare -- and therefore important, in light of this icon's old age.
The above antique was
copied by Horae himself in
exact detail to make this new
version, in the late 1990s.
copied by Horae himself in
exact detail to make this new
version, in the late 1990s.
