국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Gwahwajonsin (Collective Scriptures of Taoist Religion Worshipping Guan Yu)
  • Nationality/Period

    Joseon Dynasty

  • Materials

    Paper

  • Category

    religion - Buddhism - enlightenment - Scripture

  • Dimensions

    20.0x14.5cm

  • Accession Number

    Sinsu 15360

This is a woodblock-printed book compiled based on the Korean translation of the scriptures of the Guansheng Religion, which worshipped Guan Yu, a general of the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China, as a deity. It was compiled at the order of King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty in 1880. The names of the compiler and the translator are not known.