Jinpa-ri Tomb No. 1 explained

Hangul:진파리일호무덤
Hanja:眞坡里一號무덤
Rr:Jinpari-ilho-mudeom
Mr:Chinp'ari-irho-mudŏm
Context:north

The Jinpa-ri Tomb No. 1 (also known as General Goheul's Tomb) is noted for its tomb paintings. Located in Pyongyang, the Tomb is part of the Kosai Tombs.[1]

The structure is dated from the second half of the 6th Century. The tomb consists of a main chamber and a corridor. The mound of tomb is 30 m wide and 7 m in height. The tomb ceiling shows with lotus flowers surrounded by the sun, the moon and honeysuckles. The walls of the tomb show the Four Directional Deities, flying clouds, and a honeysuckle pattern. The corridor walls depict guardian figures. The tomb's occupant is believed to be Goheul, a General in Koguryo.[2]

One of the paintings in the tomb displays a replica of a pine tree together with Hyunmoo (a hybrid of snake and turtle), one of the four guardian deities, being the "North" deity.[3] The depiction of the trees in this tomb noted to be "the most sophisticated and realistic depiction of the subject found in the Koguryo tombs."[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Törmä, Minna. August 1, 2013 . Enchanted by Lohans: Osvald Siren's Journey into Chinese Art (Google eBook) . Hong Kong University Press. 240. 978-9888139842 . August 6, 2014.
  2. Kim . Lena . World Cultural Heritage - Koguryo Tomb Murals . ICOMOS - Korea . 2005 .
  3. CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE . Yi . Cheong-Ho . 8–11 June 2006 . IUFRO Task Force on Traditional Forest Knowledge . International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Forest Management: the role of traditional knowledge, section: Yi, C. H. (2006). Koguryo civilisation sustained by forest culture in the northern Korean peninsular and Manchuria. . 271 . Florence, Italy . 7 August 2014 . 3 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903082904/https://mcpfe.org/foresteurope.org/filestore/foresteurope/Publications/pdf/volume_1c.pdf#page=96 . dead .