Epitaph tablets (myoji)
The set of thirty-four epitaph tablets (myoji) commemorates the life of O Myeong-hang (1673–1728), a scholar-official and calligrapher who served under several Joseon kings and eventually rose to the position of state councillor. An important historical document, the set provides insight into the mortuary practices of Neo-Confucian society in eighteenth-century Korea, when epitaphs describing the life and achievements of the deceased were written on stone or ceramic tablets and placed inside graves.
Artwork Details
- 해은부원군 오명항 묘지 조선
- 海恩府院君吳命恒 墓誌 朝鮮
- Title: Epitaph tablets (myoji)
- Period: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- Date: dated 1736
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design
- Dimensions: Each: H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Mrs. Carroll, to commemorate the opening of the Arts of Korea Gallery, 1998
- Object Number: 1998.486.1–.34
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Korea
second half 18th century
Yi Jeong (artist name: Taneun)
early 17th century
China
late 17th century
China
1713–22
China
17th century
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