| Title |
Sokkuram Grotto, Korea: Buddhist Shrine [007] |
| Photo Number |
Box 61, Special Lectures, Special Lecture, East & South East Asia, 9 |
| Description |
Photo showing Buddha at Seokguram Grotto / Sukkuram Grotto, South Korea |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 |
| Subject |
Buddhist art--Korea--Photographs; Buddhist temples--Korea--Photographs; Buddhist shrines--Korea--Photographs; Hermitages--Korea--Photographs; Pulguksa (Kyŏngju-si, Korea). Sŏkkuram--Korea--Photographs; Sculpture--Korea--Photographs; Statues--Korea--Photographs; Gautama Buddha--Art--Photographs; Korea; Art; Statues |
| Keywords |
Kyoungju; Kyŏngju-si; Gyeongju; Gyeongju-si; Tohamsan; Toham-san; T'ohamsan; Sokkuram; Seokguram; Bulguksa; Pulguksa |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Korea (South); Kyŏngju-si (Korea) |
| Caption on Slide |
Buddha at Sokkuram Grotto, Mt. Toham, South Korea. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from (faded) color slide. Note: The Seokguram Grotto is a hermitage and part of the Bulguksa temple complex. It lies four kilometers east of the temple on Mt. Tohamsan, in Gyeongju, South Korea. It is classified as National Treasure No. 24 by the South Korean government and is located at 994, Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsanbuk-do. The grotto overlooks the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and rests 750 meters above sea level. In 1962, it was designated the 24th national treasure of Korea. In 1995, Seokguram was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List together with the Bulguksa Temple.--Wikipedia. |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s67s855z |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
335780 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67s855z |
