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Roof-end Tile with Monster-mask Design

UnknownGoryeo Period

Seokdang Museum of Dong-A University

Seokdang Museum of Dong-A University
Busan, South Korea

Monster-mask designs in tiles are mainly used for supernatural reasons such as defeating the devil, or ritual ceremony and tombs. When it comes to the Unified Silla Period, these kinds of ghost design tiles were massively produced and the design had reached its highest level. In the late Unified Silla, the whole design seemed to be numb and degraded.

Details

  • Title: Roof-end Tile with Monster-mask Design
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date: Goryeo Period
  • Physical Dimensions: w25 x h23.3 x d6.3 cm
  • Provenance: Seokdang Museum of Dong-A University
  • Type: Tile

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