Silsangsa Temple Baekjangam Hermitage Stone Lantern
Silsangsa Temple Baekjangam Hermitage Stone Lantern
SOUTH KOREA, North Jeolla, Namwon
According to its architectural style, this lantern was built in the 9th century during the Unified Silla dynasty (668–935). It was listed as Treasure No. 40 in 1963.
The granite stone lantern is 2.5 m high. The pedestal consists of a base carved with an eight-petal inverted lotus and a plain octagonal pillar. The base of the body is an eight-petal upright lotus mirroring the base of the pedestal. There are miniature balustrades carved above the upright lotus. The central part of the body is octagonal with an opening on alternate faces. The octagonal pyramidal roof has eaves which turn upwards at the edges. The finial is in the form of a lotus bud.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, page 1022.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Silsangsa Temple Baekjangam Hermitage Stone Lantern." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, vol. 3, 2016, pp. 1022.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Silsangsa Temple Baekjangam Hermitage Stone Lantern" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, 3:1022.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Silsangsa Temple Baekjangam Hermitage Stone Lantern. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S (Vol. 3, pp. 1022).
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