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An early 19th century CE print by Shin Yun-bok depicting a Korean female shaman, a mudang, performing a kut, a ritual to contact spirits. Shamans practised from prehistoric times in Korea.

Traditional door and windows of a Korean hanok house using hanji paper. Andong City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

A bronze coin of the Korean Goryeo Dynasty, 1097-1105. The legend reads: Haedong tongbo meaning 'Coin of the Land East of the Sea' (Korea). The British Musem, London.

William Gowland visited Korea in 1884 CE and was struck by the similarities between early Korean and Japanese tombs. The wealthy and powerful in both lands shared a taste for luxury and precious objects. Stoneware...

Principles of Confucianism were adopted by successive dynasties and kingdoms in ancient Korea, and the study of classic Confucian texts was an important part of education and entrance examinations for the state administration...

A modern re-enactment of a traditional Korean wedding. Such richly embroidered clothes could only be worn by women of the royal or ‘sacred bone’ (seonggol) class in the Korean bone rank system used in the Silla period...

Bangsadaps, stone mounds built to ward off evil spirits at the Samseonggung Shrine, South Gyeongsang Province, Korea.

Korean Confucianism is one of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history. The introduction of Confucian thought in Korea is part of the cultural influence brought from China. Today the legacy of Confucianism...

A modern replica of a Korean turtle-ship (kobukson), used by Admiral Yi Sun-sin in the Imjin Wars between Korea, China, & Japan (1592-1598). The precise design is not known except that the deck was covered, perhaps using iron...

An example of Korean calligraphy by one of the nation's most renowned calligraphers Han Ho (penname Han Seok-bong) titled "Jeungryu yeojang seochep" (1543~1605). Very often the finest calligraphy was done on hanji, the traditional...