Haeinsa Hongha Gate, Hapcheon

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2232

Category

Architecture

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2023

Location

합천군, 경상남도— 경상남도 합천군 해인사길 122 (가야면, 사찰)

Coordinates

35.801200, 128.102200Museum-based location

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Hagjin Haein Temple's Hongha Gate (Red Wave Gate) lacks precise documentation of creation date, yet historical records transmit accounts of five repair cycles conducted since the 1457 (Sejo 3rd year) renovation, suggesting the gate's establishment during Haein Temple's expansion phase under royal patronage during King Sejo's reign. Historical accounts including Yuk Cheuk-gi's "Travel Record of Mount Gaya" (Yuga-san-gi, 1691-1767) and paintings such as Jeong Seon's (1676-1759) fan-painted "Haein Temple Landscape" and Kim Yun-gyeom's (1711-1775) "Haein Temple Landscape" confirm that by the eighteenth century, a sequential arrangement of gates including the single-pillar gate Hongha-mun, followed by the Phoenix Gate (Bongwhang-mun) and Liberation Gate (Haetal-mun) existed. The frontal facade displays a plaque reading "Mount Gaya Haein Temple" (Gaya-san Haein-sa), with an interior central plaque inscribed "Hongha Gate," while the rear facade displays "Premier Dharma-Teaching Hall of the Eastern Seas" (Haedong Jeil Doyangung). Hagjin Haein Temple's Hongha Gate comprises a single-bay gable-roof structure. The frontal curved-beam configuration supports six bracket members, with the overall composition incorporating fourteen bracket members utilizing multiple-bracket system designs. Roof construction employs overlapping curved and secondary rafters in double-eave configurations. The column design incorporates diagonally-crossed reinforcement materials flanking the primary pillars to provide roofing support. Typically, single-pillar-gate gable-roof structures employ approximately five bracket members, whereas this gate incorporates six bracket members, presenting a comparatively majestic appearance. Additionally, the bracket assembly configuration and integration methods retain the robust characteristics of early-Joseon architecture, conferring significant historical and scholarly value.

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