Feb 27, 2014 Korean National Treasures @ The PMA

THURSDAY MORNING   |  THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART

 
GREAT STAIR HALL.   Press was invited to view the The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s  next major exhibit of the first full-scale American exhibition devoted to art of the Joseon dynasty.  Celebrating the occasion, seven monks performed the Yeongsanijae Ceremony, considered among the most sublime of buddhist rituals.

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Monks of Bongwonsa Temple

The Ceremony took place underneath a 40-foot tall Buddhist banner, a National Treasure, on loan for the first time outside Korea, and originating from Hwaeomsa, a large Buddhist temple located on a mountain in Gurye.

Korean National Treasures

For a complete view of the images from this event please select this link or the “Feb 27, 2014 Korean National Treasures @ The PMA”  album in the right column of this photo weblog.

THURSDAY EVENING   |  THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART

Hyunjoo Cho (Dancer from Korea National Museum)

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