These two exceptional sarira reliquary sets each include a crystal sarira bottle, a gilt-bronze outer container, and an inner container shaped like a small palace
Location Country: South Korea
This seated bodhisattva statue was once displayed in Hansongsa Temple, located in a significant area for the legendary Silla military unit known as the Hwarang.
Stone bodhisattva from the site of Hansongsa ...
Embellished with garnet, glass, and intricate filigree design, this scabbard is believed to have been produced in Iran or Central Asia
Dagger and gold scabbard from Gyerim-ro Tomb ...
Album of Poems on “Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers” exemplifies the unity of the three arts—painting, poetry, and calligraphy—in the early Joseon Dynasty.
Album of Poems on “Eight Views of ...
Why does this portrait depict Joseon official Choe Ikhyeon wearing a thick winter robe and a fur hat?
Portrait of Choe Ikhyeon
The Annotated Zizhi Tongjian came to be known as the definitive “textbook for government,” guiding Joseon kings on how to rule properly
Sajeongjeon Edition of The Annotated Zizhi Tongjian
With long, even proportions and meticulously placed stones, the pagodas from Galhangsa Temple exemplify the stylistic trends of the Unified Silla period
East and west stone pagodas from the ...
This vase exemplifies the Goryeo royal court’s exceptional taste for fine celadon.
Celadon Melon-shaped Bottle
An wrote this calligraphy work in March 1910, shortly before his death—and added his distinctive handprint.
An Junggeun, Calligraphy work of his final ...
Stored inside a granite casket, this urn is elaborately decorated with a stamped pattern of flowers and covered with an even coating of green glaze
Stone casket and funerary urn of the ...
Coated in luminous jade-colored glaze, these sanghyeong celadon vessels combine the beauty of artworks for appreciation with the function of household implements
Celadon dragon-shaped ewer and celadon turtle-shaped ewer
Hwangnamdaechong Tomb contained an impressive array of personal ornaments, rare imported items, and grave goods, including a queen's embellished gold crown and belt
Gold crown and gold belt from the ...
Yi Chae stares straight out from the canvas, depicted in attire of a Neo-Confucian literati
Portrait of Yi Chae
With his proper attire and solemn posture, Kang Sehwang is the model of a dignified Joseon official.
Yi Myeonggi, Portrait of Kang Sehwang
Even after being buried for around 1500 years, the gold earrings still elicit gasps of amazement for their lustrous sheen and splendid decoration.
Gold Earrings from the Double Burial in ...
Cheonggu Gwanhaebang Chongdo, or “Map for National Defense of Korea,” records the locations of military bases throughout the Joseon Dynasty
Cheonggu Gwanhaebang Chongdo, or “Map for the ...
The Buddhist sculptures excavated at the temple site of Gunsu-ri are crucial for studying the early stages of Korean Buddhist sculpture.
Baekje stone Buddha and gilt-bronze bodhisattva from ...
The practice of collecting different information from a person depending on his social status carried over from the official registers of the late Goryeo period to those of the Joseon period
Official Register from the late Goryeo period
The sheer variety of Goryeo celadon incense burners demonstrates how widespread the culture of incense burning was during the period.
Celadon incense burner with lion cover and ...
This set of eight tiles exemplifies the elegant and sophisticated artistic style of the Baekje Kingdom
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