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]
| Jinpa-ri Tomb No. 1 | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 진파리일호무덤 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 眞坡里一號무덤 |
| Revised Romanization | Jinpari-ilho-mudeom |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chinp'ari-irho-mudŏm |
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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edit- ^ Törmä, Minna (August 1, 2013). Enchanted by Lohans: Osvald Siren's Journey into Chinese Art (Google eBook). Hong Kong University Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-9888139842. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ a b Lena, Kim, ed. (2005). World Cultural Heritage - Koguryo Tomb Murals (Technical report). ICOMOS - Korea.
- ^ Yi, Cheong-Ho (8–11 June 2006). "CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE" (PDF). 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. Florence, Italy: IUFRO Task Force on Traditional Forest Knowledge. p. 271. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
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