A Book of Liturgies for the Water and Land Ceremony and Its Woodblocks
Cheonji myeongyang suryuk jammun (Manual of Water and Land Ritual)
Printing Woodblocks of Cheonji myeongyang suryuk jammun (Manual of Water and Land Ritual)
  • Joseon Dynasty, 15-16th Century
  • Woodblock print on paper
  • koo 5207
  • Joseon Dynasty, 1531
  • Wood
  • Songgwangsa Museum
  • Treasure

On display are a book of liturgies for the Water and Land Ceremony and woodblocks used to print it. This book was first published in 1464 by the order of King Sejo, and Pyohunsa Temple of Mount Geumgang undertook the project of its reprinting in 1496 under royal patronage. In 1531, Songgwangsa Temple of Suncheon used the Pyohunsa edition to carve new woodblocks of the book. This series of events showcases a process in which royal publications were distributed to local temples and reprinted multiple times outside the capital regions.