Real good post, Dale. Interesting that they left the crumbling old Sanshin-gak there, yes -- as if they don't care to preserve its painting (which isn't very old itself). Having Sanshin & Dokseong paired in a shrine was a transitional step from separate shrines to the Samseong-gak (adding Chilseong), popular in the 1970s or so...
I thought you would like it Mr. Mason. I had been sitting on it for a couple of weeks because there were a couple of other temples on the list before it. But I knew once I published it that you would enjoy seeing it. As you said, it's strange that they've just let it crumble.
Wow, this one looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteIt's a really beautiful hermitage. And even though it's inside a city, I'm pretty sure no one knows about it.
ReplyDeleteReal good post, Dale. Interesting that they left the crumbling old Sanshin-gak there, yes -- as if they don't care to preserve its painting (which isn't very old itself). Having Sanshin & Dokseong paired in a shrine was a transitional step from separate shrines to the Samseong-gak (adding Chilseong), popular in the 1970s or so...
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I thought you would like it Mr. Mason. I had been sitting on it for a couple of weeks because there were a couple of other temples on the list before it. But I knew once I published it that you would enjoy seeing it. As you said, it's strange that they've just let it crumble.
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