▲ This photo, provided by The Seoul Baekje Museum, shows the black glazed Gyesuho excavated from 12th tomb with a wooden coffin. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

▲This photo, provided by The Seoul Baekje Museum, shows the tombs with a wooden coffin found under the 8th Jeokseokchong. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

 

(Yonhap) -- SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) --Gyesuho, a celadon kettle brought from China, has been excavated from a tomb of the royal family of the Baekje kingdom in southern Seoul where the capital of the dynasty, called Hanseong, was located at that time. 

 

This relic proves that Baekje had a close connection with China's dynasty at the same time.

 

The Seoul Baekje Museum, which has been excavating ancient tombs in Seokchon-dong, Seoul, since 2015, announced on November 17 that they found a black-glazed Chinese cock-headed celadon jar in the 12th tomb with a wooden coffin found under the 8th Jeokseokchong (stone mound tomb) in ancient tombs in Seokchon-dong, Seoul. 

 

Black glazed Gyesuho, the Chinese cock-headed celadon jar, is a jar with the shape of a chicken's head covered in black glaze. The Gyesuho that was excavated was preserved in its original state. The museum said that it is the first Gyesuho found in a perfect state without any cracks at the ancient tombs in Seokchon-dong. An official from the museum said, "This relic shows that the Baekje ruling class had connections with Chinese people," and added, "This is analyzed as important historical material to figure out the funeral tradition of the Baekje ruling class."

 

Tombs with a wooden coffin where black-glazed Gyesuho was excavated were found in groups.

 

Additional things, such as pearl beaded necklaces and gold earrings, were found in the tomb.

 

According to the relics discovered in the tomb, the owner of the tomb is a member of the ruling class of the Baekje royal family, capable of wearing jewelries such as peal beaded necklaces and gold earrings and possessing celadon porcelain imported from China at the time.

 

The Seoul Baekje Museum held an open presentation at the scene of excavation and presented the tomb with a wooden coffin and the relics to the public.

 

The excavation procedures for the gold earrings and the pearl beaded necklace were introduced in public, but the procedure for the black-glazed Gyesuho was not presented as it was being exhibited.

 

The black-glazed Gyesuho will be exhibited at the Seoul Baekje Museum's 10th anniversary special exhibition hall until January 29, 2023.

 

Yoo Byeong-ha, director of the Seoul Baekje Museum, said, "We will systematically investigate and study the excavation results in the future to share the world heritage value of the royal tombs in Hanseong and Baekje with citizens."

 

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)

 

 

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