[Sokkurram] [Sangwonsa Dongjong] [Gilt Bronze Sitting Maitreya]
[Hwaumsa Pagoda] [Kumkwanchong Kumkwan]
[Baekchachulhwae Podo Vase]



Sokkurram

 Situated in Mt. Toham, is a piece from the Shilla period. It is an artificial cave covered with earth and inside there is a passage way. Inside a gigantic stone sculpture of a Buddha.
Sangwonsa Dongjong

 A bell from the Shilla dynasty, it stands 1677 tall and is situated in Kangwondo Sangwonsa. This bell is Korea's remaining most beautiful and oldest.

The curves of the bell are elegant and soft.

Gilt Bronze Sitting Maitreya
A work from the Three Kingdom era, this is exhibited in the National Museum. This Buddhist style was from India China. Most of the best sitting maitreyas are from the Three Kingdom period.

The lines of the sculpture are soft, gentle and natural.
The maitreya sits with its right knee bent on its left knee and with his right hand gently touching its cheek.

Hwaumsa Pagoda

This is a work from the 9th century during the Unified Shilla period. The structure of this pagoda is a based on the three storied pagodas of the Unified shilla era.

On the top there are four tigers and in the middle there is a statue of a monk in prayer.

Kumkwanchong Kumkwan

A golden crown from the Shilla period in the 5th and 6th century, this is exhibited in the National Museum in Kyungju.

Made by sewing thin gold plates with golden thread, there are ornaments dangling at the tips.

Baekchachulhwae Podo Vase

There were many kinds of jars made during the Chosun period. But the most noticed of all is the white porcelain jar with grapevine design. This work of pottery shows the characteristics of the works from the Chosun dynasty.