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Wooden Tablet

unknownUnified Silla, 8~9th century

Gyeongju National Museum

Gyeongju National Museum
Gyeongju-si, South Korea

This type of wooden tablet consists of a carved wooden stick or plank with writing on it. It was used as a popular writing material in ancient China along with silk, but with the emergence of paper, its use was gradually limited to writing practice or as a tag attached to objects.

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  • Title: Wooden Tablet
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date Created: Unified Silla, 8~9th century
  • Location: Wolji, Inwang-dong, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Korea
  • Type: documents
  • Rights: Gyeongju National Museum
  • Medium: L 22.1cm(left)
Gyeongju National Museum

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