The Podok Hermitage is a
mountain hermitage in
Naegang-ri,
Kumgang-gun,
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
. First built during the Koguryo period, it was rebuilt in 1675. The one room building is supported by a single copper pole. The structure is in the middle of a 20-metre-high cliff, leaning against the rock in front of the Podok Grotto.
Since the hermitage's construction in 627, solitary Buddhist monks lived in the structure, looking down at the valley through a hole in the floor.
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Paintings
This hermitage was depicted by many Korean painters. Among them:
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Kim Hongdo
Kim Hong-do (, 1745–) was a Korean painter during the Joseon dynasty. He is mostly remembered for his depictions of the everyday life of ordinary people, in a manner analogous to painters of the Dutch Golden Age. He was also widely known by h ...
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in 《금강사군첩(金剛四郡帖)》
*Kim Ha-jong
Kim Ha-jong (; 1793 – after 1875) was a Joseon court painter. His art name
An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin Chinese), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietn ...
, <보덕암(普德庵)> as #14 of the 《Haesando Album 해산도첩(海山圖帖)》, 1815
See also
* National Treasures of North Korea
A National Treasure () is a tangible artifact, site, or building deemed by the Government of North Korea to have significant historical or artistic value to the country.
History
The first list of Korean cultural treasures was designated by Gover ...
References
National Treasures of North Korea
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