고려시대 분묘출토 청동수저

Abstract

Spoon is an essential tool for eating. It had been widely used on a daily life. However, all the tools are appear social characteristics of people who used these tools in pre-modern societies. Grave goods are emerged the social features and identity. I analyzed the bronze spoon in Gyeonggi area`s Koryo Dynasty tombs. Especially There was a change from the grave form in Koryo Dynasty. The corpse was leaved in the north and grave goods was reduced. But Bronzeware as like a Bronze mirror(銅鏡), Bronze bowl, was buried better than before. And porcelain was buried instead of earthenware. Specially grave goods was used things instead of new things. Bronze spoon and chopsticks had buried from the late 11th century. Since the late 1th century, rich copper resources combined with processing technology of naturalized Khitan(契丹)`s people in Koryo Society. Bronzeware was a symbol of wealth to Koryo People, and was wanted to take to there grave. Since the 14th century bronze bowl was replaced with porcelain for grave goods. But bronze spoon still buried form 14th century to Joseon Dynasty.