Gongju Sangsin-ri Flagpole Supports

Flagpole supports are erected at the entrance to a Buddhist temple. When the temple held a ceremony or event, a banner called a dang was hung from a long pole, the danggan (flagpole); the two stone pillars set on either side to hold the pole upright are called the dangganjiju (flagpole supports). A danggan itself survives only rarely, and in most cases only the pair of pillars remains. These flagpole supports stand behind a stone wall of a private house at the entrance to the village. Their condition is not very good: one pillar has broken off and lies separately, and the other is badly damaged as well. The base of the pillars is assembled from several stones, and a lotus design is carved on the side faces. On the surfaces facing each other, grooves are cut at two points, upper and lower, to hold the flagpole in place. On the outer face, a broad band is carved in relief at the centre, and the front and back faces are bordered with a wide outline along the edges. Between the two pillars lies a stone base that once supported the flagpole, with a round socket on its upper surface into which the pole was set. Judging from the skill of the stonework and the decoration of each part, this is thought to be a work of the Goryeo period.

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Where it is

Region

Gongju, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산