Jingwansa Taegeukgi, Seoul

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2142

Category

Craft

Era

1919년 경

Designated year

2021

Location

은평구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 은평구 진관길 73 (진관동, 진관사)

Coordinates

37.637857, 126.946513Kakao address conversion

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The Jingwan Temple Taegeukgi was discovered in May 2009 within the temple's Chilseong Pavilion during renovation work, wrapped with nineteen independence newspaper publications spanning June 6 to December 25, 1919. The surviving newspapers include official proclamations, independence publications, and various newspapers from the 1919 era. Buddhist monks, particularly Baekchowol, are presumed to have concealed the flag. The flag's distinctive feature is the overpainting of taegeuk and trigram designs in black ink directly atop a Japanese flag, maximizing anti-Japanese defiance. Physical damage indicates battlefield use during or after the March First Movement. As one of the few surviving 1919 flags, it represents crucial primary evidence of the independence movement. Accompanied newspapers contain important interpretations of taegeuk symbolism—representing 'force and love' underlying 'freedom and equality'—providing context for understanding the flag's evolving significance. As the first colonial-era flag discovered in a Korean Buddhist temple, it demonstrates monasteries' crucial role as independence movement centers, symbolizing the union of religious faith and patriotic resistance.

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