Flagpole Supports in Bongnyong-dong, Sangju

Danggan-jiju are flagpole supports installed at the entrance to a Buddhist temple. When the temple held an event or ceremony, a banner called a dang was hung here; the long pole from which the banner was hung is called a danggan, and the two stone pillars that support it on either side are called danggan-jiju. Usually the dang banner itself no longer survives, and only rarely does the danggan pole remain — in most cases only the two pillars are left. These flagpole supports, standing in the middle of a paddy field beside a road in Bongnyong-dong, rest on a raised stone platform. Overall the pillars thicken slightly from top to bottom, and the lower section is stout and rather plain in appearance. Only the two outer edges of each face have been smoothly finished, and no carving has been added to any surface. There is a faint crack in the lower part of one pillar. Between the two pillars sits a support stone that once held the danggan pole in place; a large groove on its upper surface was cut to receive the pole. The top of each pillar has been rounded off from the inner to the outer face, and a square groove has been cut in the inner face to fix the danggan in position. Judging from the stone-working technique and overall style, the work is presumed to date from the Unified Silla period. A seated stone Buddha statue nearby is thought to be related to these flagpole supports.

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Region

Sangju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산