해은부원군 오명항 묘지 조선|海恩府院君吳命恒 墓誌 朝鮮|Epitaph tablets (myoji)

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dated 1736 · Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design · Asian Art

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 An important historical document, the set provides insight into the mortuary practices of Neo-Confucian society in eighteenth-century Korea, when epitaphs describing the life and achievements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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

dated 1736

Medium

Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue design

Culture

Korea

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Mrs. Carroll, to commemorate the opening of the Arts of Korea Gallery, 1998