The stone guardian from the Tomb of King Muryeong (Korean: 무령왕릉 석수; Hanja: 武寧王陵 石獸) was uncovered in a 1971 excavation and designated as the 162nd National Treasure of South Korea in 1974. It’s currently held at the Gongju National Museum. Unearthed...
The buried memorial tablet from the Tomb of King Muryeong (Korean: 무령왕릉 지석; Hanja: 武寧王陵 誌石) is the 163rd National Treasure of South Korea unearthed from the ancient tumulus of King Muryeong, who ruled the Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea....
Seoksu (Korean: 석수; Hanja: 石獸) are traditional Korean statues of beast, placed at or within a tomb or palace. This kind of protective stone animal originated from the funeral customs of the Eastern Han dynasty. Seoksu could also be placed in the...
National Treasure (Korean: 국보) is a national-level designation within the heritage preservation system of South Korea for tangible objects of significant artistic, cultural, and historical value. Examples of objects include art, artifacts, sites, or...
The Kofun period (古墳時代, Kofun jidai) is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538, the date of the introduction of Buddhism in Japan, following the Yayoi period. The Kofun period and the subsequent Asuka period are sometimes collectively...
