[KS] A temple query--identified as Gyeongguksa Temple in Seoul

[Frank Hoffmann]

Very nice!

As for Weber's 1927 Kŭmgang-sa book, I see no way to download it "the 
regular way" on the National Library of Korea website ... but that 
should not stop any hungry scholar:
http://koreanstudies.com/articles2/In-den-Diamantbergen-Koreas-(1927).pdf
USER: 123
PASS: 123
(This is not a permanent link. PDF will later be taken off again.)

Best,
Frank


On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 09:39:59 +0900, Cho Insoo wrote:
> Dr. Shin Kwanghee, a specialist on Korean Buddhist art, has 
> identified the photo with sculptures as Gyeongguksa Temple in Seoul 
> (753 Jeongneung 3-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul). According to her, the 
> sculpture is still in the main hall, and Eight Scenes from the Life 
> of the Buddha, the second painting from the left, is in the temple 
> collection, and King of Hell, one on the far left, is in Dongguk 
> University Museum. Both paintings are dated 1887. The sculpture has 
> been designated as Treasure No. 748.
> 
http://www.cha.go.kr/korea/heritage/search/Culresult_Db_View.jsp?mc=NS_04_03_01&VdkVgwKey=12,07480000,11&flag=Y
> Dr. Shin also pointed out the current layout of the temple complex is 
> very similar to the buildings in Weber's photo. 
>  
> Norbert Weber's two books are available at the website of National 
> Library of Korea (again free e-book)
> In den Diamantbergen Koreas 1927
> (Die)heilige Weide : eine Erzahlung aus dem koreanischen Missionsleben 1928
> 
http://www.dibrary.net/search/portal/searchStorage.jsp?topF1=total&kwd=norbert+weber&category=storage&subCategory=null&pageSize=0&site=portal&refLoc=null&preKwd=&detailSearch=false
>  
> Insoo Cho
> Korea National University of Arts

--------------------------------------
Frank Hoffmann
http://koreanstudies.com