The Interchanges between Koguryŏ and Sun-Wu and “Under the Fruit Horse
Journal Title: International Journal of Korean History - Year 2013, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
The metallic buckle with a round front and square rear is a kind of belt accessories in the Han and Wei-Jin dynasties. They are not the same absolutely, but have some common features: a round front and square rear; arc perforation on one end of the round side; a movable belt tongue behind the arc perforation; a whole belt buckle decorated mostly with dragon and tiger except one piece in sheep design; most of them with a rope or triangle design at the edge; and in the eye, a body of the pattern and edge triangle part studding with precious stones. This kind of belt has been unearthed in China and North Korea, and have great meaning for the study of the spread and exchange of the cultures in East Asia. This paper focuses on the origins and the development of this metallic buckle with a round front and square rear and analyzes the influence of this metallic buckle on the clothing style from the Han dynasty to Tang dynasty.
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Dae Jae Park
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