Sokkuram Grotto, Korea: Buddhist Shrine [008]

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Title Sokkuram Grotto, Korea: Buddhist Shrine [008]
Photo Number Box 60, Korean Course A, 20
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 AT 20 Buddha at Sokkuram Grotto, Mt. Toham, South Korea. Photo: Lennox Tierney
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
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Rights
ARK ark:/87278/s6jt0787
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 339160
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jt0787
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