Mural Tomb in Dunma-ri, Geochang

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.239

Category

유적지

Era

고려시대(12-13세기)

Designated year

1974

Location

거창군, 경상남도— 경남 거창군 남하면 둔마리 산298-1번지

Coordinates

35.720817, 127.966874

This tomb is located at the back of the mountains extending to the southeast of Geumgwibong Peak. The mountain has a very narrow width at the back, scarcely allowing space for one tomb, and has very steep and deep valleys on its both sides. The location is regarded as a propitious one according to the theory of feng shui. Some private tombs from the age of the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties are scattered here and there nearby. They were seriously damaged when discovered, but are now restored to their original state. The tomb is classified as a stone chamber tomb with an inner structure of twin stone loculi built by installing chambers surrounded by stone plates inside the wall after the ground is dug out. A wooden coffin was found in the western chamber, but nothing was found in the eastern chamber. The inner walls of both chambers were plastered, and have pictures of human figures painted in black, green, and brown. Images of six female deities were painted on the eastern wall of the eastern chamber, and a dim image of letters is visible on its northern wall. The faces of two women and one man were painted on the western wall of the western chamber. The wall paintings were mainly of musicians playing instruments, and used free and vital brush movements, with Buddhism as the main theme but also Taoism as a secondary theme. This is one of the few mural tombs surviving from the Goryeo Dynasty, with the mural found in a meditation hall near Gaeseong.

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