국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Painting of a White Tiger
  • Nationality/Period

    Goguryeo Kingdom

  • Materials

    Paper

  • Category

    Culture / Art - Letter & Paintings - mural painting - copy

  • Dimensions

    218.0×318.0cm

  • Accession Number

    K 81

This painting is a replica of the White Tiger on the western wall in the burial chamber of Gangseodaemyo Tomb. It depicts the animal charging towards the entrance of the burial chamber in the south. The basic posture of the White Tiger is almost the same as that of the Blue Dragon on the opposite wall. A notable difference between the two mythical creatures may be observed in the body of the White Tiger, which assumes a reverse S shape, the less detailed depiction, and the slimmer limbs.