Yeosu Stone Figure

This stone structure is said to have been erected during the Japanese invasions of 1592–1598 (the Imjin War), when stone figures were carved in human form to deceive the eyes of the enemy. Originally there were said to be seven such figures, but six have since disappeared, leaving only a single stone figure — a typical depiction of a scholar (munin, a man of letters), wearing a hood and a robe with arms folded. Although a single stone marker is not enough to confirm the wartime use of such decoy figures, it is valuable material for examining both the folkloric significance of stone worship in the mid-Joseon period and the artistic value of the carving.

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Where it is

Region

Yeosu, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산