In Korea, remains of the dead are carried to the cemetery on a funeral palanquin, since burial is still common in the country. Roosters are carved on the four corners of the palanquin, birds on the four walls, and dragons with three dolls on their back are carved on its roof, symbolizing communication with heaven. The exhibit was used from the later 19th century, in the village of Andong in Gyeongsangbuk-do. This region still maintains strongly traditional cultural practices.
Dissemination of Buddhism
Buddhism arrived from China at the end of the 4th century, and flourished in the Silla (676 - 935) and Goryeo (936 - 1391) periods. In particular, Wang Geon, the founder of Goryeo, was a devoted follower of Buddha. He protected Buddhism as the nation’s principles, established numerous temples, and conducted various Buddhist rituals, thus disseminating Buddhism throughout Korean society.
Buddhism arrived from China at the end of the 4th century, and flourished in the Silla (676 - 935) and Goryeo (936 - 1391) periods. In particular, Wang Geon, the founder of Goryeo, was a devoted follower of Buddha. He protected Buddhism as the nation’s principles, established numerous temples, and conducted various Buddhist rituals, thus disseminating Buddhism throughout Korean society.
Funeral palanquin
KR 0210 Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
Clothing for men and women for funerals
KR 0212 - 0211 Seoul, Republic of Korea
The “five-clothing system” prescribed what to wear at funerals, according to kinship with the deceased. The chief mourner wore a linen dress (suui), a waist belt (yojil), a neck tie (sujil), a tall cap, and straw sandals, and would hold a funeral stick.
Statue of Dangun-wanggeom | Gutpan | Dissemination of Buddhism |
Clothing for boys and girls for dol | Portrait of Kim Dae-Geon | Jumak (Tavern)
Clothing for boys and girls for dol | Portrait of Kim Dae-Geon | Jumak (Tavern)
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