Wooden Gamsil of Yongjusa Temple, Hwaseong

The Wooden Gamsil of Yongjusa Temple, Hwaseong, is a Buddhist craft object presumed to have been made when Yongjusa Temple was founded. A gamsil is a small shrine-shaped cabinet used to enshrine Buddhist images or spirit tablets. Two wooden gamsil survive; the one that retains its finial has an overall height of 217 cm. On one, a gourd-shaped finial remains atop a three-tiered lotus-petal base, while the finial of the other has been lost. The roof descends in a steep slope, forming eaves at its lower edge. The bracket work at the tips of the eaves is as fine and sturdy as that of an actual building, and six pillars at the corners support the roof. A railing runs around the middle of the gamsil's pillars, dividing it into two tiers so that it resembles a two-storeyed pavilion. There is no screening between the pillars, so that the object enshrined inside can be seen from all six sides. The floor of the lower section is assembled from several fitted pieces, and metal fittings link the floor to the pillars. The wooden gamsil are known to have originally stood in Chukseongjeon Hall before being moved to Jijangjeon Hall and Daeungjeon Hall. The name Chukseongjeon, meaning a hall enshrining the spirit tablet of a monarch, suggests that it most likely held the spirit tablets of Crown Prince Sado, who had the closest connection with Yongjusa Temple, and of his consort, Lady Hyegyeong.

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Where it is

Region

Hwaseong, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산