Animal Charm and Food-Culture of Korea - Focused on the Sa-Shin-do(pictures of Four gods)of the old tomb of Koguryo Dynasty -

한국동물부작(韓國動物符作)과 식문화(食文化) - 고구려(高句麗) 고독(古讀)의 사신도(四神圖)를 중심(中心)으로 -

  • Published : 1986.03.30

Abstract

There is the picture of four gods(四神圖) painted on the wall of old tomb of Koguryo dynasty in $4{\sim}5$ century. Four gods in this picture were Symbolized by four animals, tortoise, tiger, ryong which is imaginative large Snake, and bong hwang which is also imaginative birds. Those animals wese believed at that time as protecting geities against all of the haman disaster and evils. The peoples of Kojosun dynasty carried those animal charms, and painted or graved on some where of living environment such as furniture, utensils, tools, wall, ceiling, etc. They ate those animals as food or medicine to treatment of all disieses and to get rid of evils and to gain well-being. A lot of examples in historical records were cited and interrelated to above super stitions.

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