[KS] Koryo Ink Bar Discovery
Frank M. Tedesco
tedesco at uriel.net
Mon Jul 6 10:49:02 EDT 1998
> Ancient Koryo Ink Bar Found
> 07/03
> A piece of an Oriental ink bar from the Koryo (918-1392)
> period, the knowledge of which was limited except for some
> accounts in historical documents has been found from a burial
> site, said the National Museum of Korea yesterday.
>
> The Chongju National Museum conducted a large-scale
> excavation work at a freeway construction site in Chongju,
> Chungchong-pukto and found a multitude of early 13th century
> relic, including the calligraphic tool, coins and blue
> ceramic wares last month.
>
> The ancient ink bar measures 11.2 cm in length, 4 cm in width
> and 0.9 cm in depth, and its overall condition is sound with
> one fourth the body in the lower end lost.
>
> Judging from the inscription on the surface, the relic is
> presumed to have been made now in Tanyang, Chungchong-namdo,
> said officials of the museum. Its back carries the pattern of
> a flying dragon.
>
> Koryo ink bars enjoyed a high reputation as some of the best
> of their kind in Asia, something heretofore confirmed only in
> written history.
>
> ``It is the first time to secure knowledge on them as a
> tangible piece. It is now possible to figure out its `secret'
> content and basic formats,'' said museum director Chung
> Yang-mo in a press presentation.
>
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