Epitaph tablets (myoji) dated 1736 Korea These rectangular epitaph tablets commemorate the life of O Myeong-hang (1673-1728), a scholar-official and calligrapher who served under several Joseon kings and eventually attained the position of state councilor. An important historical document, the set provides insight into the mortuary practices of the neo-Confucian society of eighteenth-century Korea, when epitaphs chronicling the life and achievements of the deceased were written on stone or ceramic tablets and placed inside graves. The tablets also offer valuable information on the manufacture of porcelain and the art of calligraphy. The text is in Chinese characters, the written language of choice for most official documentsespecially for the literatieven after the invention of the Korean alphabet (Hangeul) nearly three hundred years earlier.. Epitaph tablets (myoji). Korea. dated 1736. From a set of thirty-four; porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design. Joseon dynasty (1392-1910

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Epitaph tablets (myoji) dated 1736 Korea These rectangular epitaph tablets commemorate the life of O Myeong-hang (1673-1728), a scholar-official and calligrapher who served under several Joseon kings and eventually attained the position of state councilor. An important historical document, the set provides insight into the mortuary practices of the neo-Confucian society of eighteenth-century Korea, when epitaphs chronicling the life and achievements of the deceased were written on stone or ceramic tablets and placed inside graves. The tablets also offer valuable information on the manufacture of porcelain and the art of calligraphy. The text is in Chinese characters, the written language of choice for most official documentsespecially for the literatieven after the invention of the Korean alphabet (Hangeul) nearly three hundred years earlier.. Epitaph tablets (myoji). Korea. dated 1736. From a set of thirty-four; porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design. Joseon dynasty (1392-1910

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