Muryangsa Temple Flagpole Supports

A dangganjiju is a pair of stone posts erected at the entrance to a temple; when the temple held a ceremony or ritual, a banner called a "dang" was hung there. The long pole from which the banner was hung is called a "danggan," and the two stone posts standing on either side to support it are called "dangganjiju." The danggan pole itself survives only rarely; in most cases only the two posts remain. These flagpole supports stand to the east of the Cheonwangmun Gate of Muryangsa Temple, consisting of two long stone posts facing one another. The tops of the posts have been rounded from the inner to the outer face, a border line runs along the edges of the front and back faces, and a raised vertical band has been carved down the centre of each outer side. Two holes have been drilled into the facing inner faces of the posts to secure the danggan pole. A base stone is set between the two posts; at its centre a socket to receive the foot of the pole has been cut, with the surrounding area shaped into a raised, rounded form. Plain and free of decoration throughout, with a simple and refined appearance, the supports are thought to have been made in the early Goryeo period, following construction methods established in Unified Silla.

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Where it is

Region

Buyeo, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산