Artworks

Great Tomb at Kangsŏ: Tortoise and Snake

Artwork · Anonymous · early 7th century · wall-painting

The black warrior of the north, tortoise and snake intertwined, from the Great Tomb of the Three Tombs at Kangsŏ near P’yŏngyang — the most developed technique of Koguryŏ tomb painting, dynamic fluid lines and bright colours. 1 Portal 2000, pp. 48–49, fig. 25. ↩ Literatur Portal 2000: Jane Portal, Korea: Art and Archaeology, London: British Museum Press 2000.