Yeongyang Hyeondong Flagpole Supports

Danggan jiju, or flagpole supports, were erected at the entrance to a temple. When a temple held a ceremony, a banner called a dang was hung from a flagpole called a danggan, and the two stone pillars that held the flagpole upright on either side are called danggan jiju. In rare cases the flagpole itself survives, but usually only the two supports remain. It is not recorded which temple this flagpole support belonged to; only one of its two pillars survives. The pillar narrows from bottom to top. Vertical lines are carved into its outer face as decoration, and the top of the pillar is rounded off with a single stepped notch. The base stone that held the flagpole is set against the inner face of the pillar, and a deep groove for fixing the flagpole is cut into the uppermost part of that inner face. The carving is simple, and the thick, heavy form gives a sense of stability; it was erected in the Unified Silla period.

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Yeongyang, Gyeongbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료