Flagpole Supports of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu

When a temple held a ceremony, a banner called a dang was hung at its entrance; the pole from which this banner flew is called a danggan, and the two stone pillars that support the pole on either side are its flagpole supports. These flagpole supports consist of two pillars standing 66cm apart, facing one another. The surfaces that face each other, and the front and back faces, have only their edges rounded and no other decoration, while on the outer faces the edges are chamfered and a vertical ridge is carved down the centre. The tops of the pillars are finished in a rounded, semicircular shape, and about 1m of the middle section of each pillar's front face is carved slightly recessed, a decorative device frequently seen in the Unified Silla period. Holes for fixing the flagpole are pierced at the top and bottom of the pillars, square above and round below. The stone base that once supported the flagpole is now lost, and the whole lacks a light, buoyant feel, but it conveys an impression of solidity and gravity. Given this somewhat heavy, thick appearance, and considering that Donghwasa Temple was founded in the seventh year of King Heungdeok of Silla (832), these flagpole supports are presumed to date from the late Silla period.

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Dong-gu, Daegu

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