Hwangnyongsa Temple: Roof Tile with Lotus Design
Earthenware
Hwangnyongsa Temple: Roof Tile with Lotus Design
SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Gyeongju; Silla dynasty
This decorative roof-end tile, found west of the nine-tier wooden pagoda at Hwangnyongsa Temple, has a relief of two lotuses. There are nine lotus seeds in the center, which are encircled by a ring of dots representing the stamen, followed by the petals. On either side, there is an eight-petal lotus. The corners are decorated with a scroll leaf motif.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 133.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Hwangnyongsa Temple: Roof Tile with Lotus Design." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 133.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Hwangnyongsa Temple: Roof Tile with Lotus Design" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:133.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Hwangnyongsa Temple: Roof Tile with Lotus Design. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 133).
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