Buinsailmyeongam Hermitage Epitaph Tablet Deung

This stone lantern stands in the courtyard of Buinsa Temple. It had lain fallen at the site of a hermitage called Ilmyeongam, about 200 m from the temple, and was moved here and restored. Centred on the hwasaseok, the light-housing stone in which the lamp was lit, the lantern has a square base stone and a three-tiered pedestal below, and a roof stone and finial above; every part except the base stone is octagonal. The base stone, carved from a single block together with the lower pedestal stone, has two shallow an-sang, ogee-arched niche motifs, lightly carved on each side, and the lower pedestal stone is carved around its upper surface with a lotus design. Above this stands a central pillar supporting the upper pedestal stone, which is decorated with a lotus carving symmetrical to the one below. The light-housing stone is almost square rather than octagonal, as if the four corners of a rectangle had been trimmed straight down vertically. Two windows were cut into each of the long sides, and one window into each of the short sides, to let the lamplight shine out — a distinctive style rarely seen in other stone lanterns. The roof stone slopes gently on its upper surface, and the eaves trace a light curve. The finial on top was newly made at a later date. The overall structure and carving technique are commonly seen in the Unified Silla period, but the unusual form of the light-housing stone departs from the style of that time, suggesting that the lantern dates from a somewhat later period, the early Goryeo dynasty.

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Where it is

Region

Dong-gu, Daegu

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료