About this objectThis mudguard was found in Cheonma tomb (EXH115). It would have been placed under and below the saddle on a horse to protect the rider from mud. It is made of layers of birchbark stitched with leather. The mythical flying white horse depicted on it is believed to have carried people to the afterlife. The horse is on a background of vegetation painted in brown, red, white and black pigments.
Date Made5th-6th century
PeriodSilla
Subject and Association KeywordsDeath and burials
Subject and Association KeywordsHorses
Subject and Association DescriptionLearn More: Chang and Kim 2018; Cartwright 2017; Edwards 1983; Ford 1989; Nagamine and Mizuno Masayoshi 1977; Park 1988
Medium and Materialsbirchbark and leather with pigment
