This study is basically about four-guardian-statutes-building-gate in 17th Century. In the field of art-history, there are four-guardian-statutes made of clay in order that the statutes are so gigantic and grotesque enough to threaten all the devils. This purpose of this study is to make sure that the similar variation occurred at the four-guardian-statutes-building-gate in 17th century. The results of this study are as follows. First, only Da-Po style four-guardian-statutes-building-gates were built in famous four temples separately from 1612 until the Manchu war of 1636. And there are gigantic four-guardian-statutes made of clay in the building. Second, there are Chul-mok Ik-gong style buildings were built in 1660s at Bo-Rim-Sa and Neung-Ga-Sa. The buildings including four-guardian-statutes-building-gate of Song-gwang-sa built in 1636 probably are all similar to earlier Da-Po style four-guardian-statutes-building-gates in the viewpoint of structural type and size of building. Third, it began to build Ik-gong style four-guardian-statutes-building-gates in 1676 at Su-ta-sa.

Abstract
1. 서 론
2. 사천왕상과 천왕문
    2-1. 사천왕상과 천왕문
    2-2. 15〜16세기 도갑사 해탈문과 청평사 회전문
    2-3. 17세기 유점사 해탈문과 회전문
3. 사천왕문 공포양식 분류
    3-1. 多包天王門
    3-2. 出目翼工天王門
    3-3. 無出目翼工天王門
4. 사천왕문 건축형식 고찰
    4-1. 평면 분석
    4-2. 입면 분석
    4-3. 가구 분석
5. 맺음말
References

• 류성룡(고려대학교 건축학과 겸임교수) | Ryoo, Seong-Lyong Corresponding author