Goguryeo tomb murals
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The Goguryeo tomb murals are ancient Korean wall paintings renowned for their vivid depictions of daily life, mythology, and cosmology in the Goguryeo kingdom.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Korean cultural heritage
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ancient wall painting ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ tomb mural ⓘ |
| appliedOn | stone chamber tomb walls ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Goguryeo kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationIssue |
biological growth
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moisture damage ⓘ pigment fading ⓘ |
| country | Korea (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Goguryeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
astral deities
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banquet scenes ⓘ cosmology ⓘ daily life ⓘ four directional deities ⓘ guardian figures ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ music and dance ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| endTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Ji’an region, Jilin, China
NERFINISHED
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Pyongyang region, North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
funerary
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protection of the deceased ⓘ representation of afterlife journey ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage (as part of Complex of Koguryo Tombs) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baekje tomb murals
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Unified Silla art ⓘ later Korean mural painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese Han dynasty art
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steppe nomadic motifs ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Classical Chinese (on some tombs) ⓘ |
| locatedInPeriod | Three Kingdoms of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
China
NERFINISHED
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North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | pigments on plaster ⓘ |
| researchField |
Korean art history
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archaeology ⓘ iconography ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of early Korean painting tradition
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evidence of funerary beliefs ⓘ key source on Goguryeo society ⓘ |
| startTime | 4th century ⓘ |
| style |
dynamic brushwork
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vivid colors ⓘ |
| technique | fresco-like painting ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSite | Complex of Koguryo Tombs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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