The Geumgwanchong Tomb and King Isaji
The National Museum of Korea recently discovered - during the conservation treatment of an ancient ring-pommel sword unearthed at the Geumgwanchong Tomb in 1921 - the words “King Isaji” engraved on the scabbard. Historians regard the discovery as important because it is the first such discovery at a tomb of ancient Silla. This exhibition presents a brief introduction to the archaeological surveys of the Geumgwanchong Tomb conducted during the Japanese occupation period and displays for the first time since its excavation the ring-pommel sword engraved with the name of King Isaji.