Myeonggi excavated from Gwangsan Clan Bun Tomb

These are 36 artefacts excavated from the tomb of Noh Ok-son, a figure of the early Joseon period. His tomb stood on a hill known as Jinegol in Saengnyong-dong, Buk-gu. When Gwangju Zoo was relocated to that area, the tomb had to be moved, and it was in the course of this work that the artefacts were discovered. Sixteen white porcelain myeonggi (miniature grave goods), of various sizes and shapes, were excavated together. There are six ceramic figurines (doou), three each representing a man and a woman: the man has his hair gathered into a topknot, and the woman wears an eoyeomeori, a traditional raised hairstyle; the two types differ only in facial expression and are otherwise similar in size. Two horse-shaped vessels bearing saddles were also excavated. These figurines and horse-shaped vessels are in particular underglaze iron porcelain, coated with an iron-sand pigment. There are two separate belt sashes, and seven glass beads each pierced through the centre. In addition, a bronze mirror engraved with a chrysanthemum design, a pair of scissors, and a set of bronze spoons and chopsticks were found together. These myeonggi, presumed to date from the early Joseon period, are important material for research into early Joseon burial goods and white porcelain. The horse-shaped vessel in particular is an extremely rare item, with no comparable example excavated elsewhere.

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Where it is

Region

Buk-gu, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산