A depiction of the moon goddess from a Goguryeo tomb
Goguryeo art is the art of Goguryeo, an ancient kingdom (37 BC – 668) which occupied large areas of present-day China and Korea. Its distinct style is marked by flowing lines and vivid colors. The prime examples of this style are tomb murals excavated in North Korea and Manchuria, which were produced from the third to seventh centuries CE. Goguryeo (also known as KoguryÅ or GÄogÅulì) (37 BC-668) was an empire in Manchuria and northern Korea. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC - 30s BC - 20s BC 10s BC 0s 10s 20s Years: 42 BC 41 BC 40 BC 39 BC 38 BC 37 BC 36 BC 35 BC 34 BC 33 BC... Events Childeric II succeeds Clotaire III as Frankish king Constantine IV becomes Byzantine Emperor, succeeding Constans II Theodore of Tarsus made archbishop of Canterbury. ... For other places called Korea, see: Korea (disambiguation) Korea (íêµ/éå) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the northwest and Russia to the north. ... Extent according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Northeast China (Simplified Chinese: ä¸å; Traditional Chinese: æ±å; pinyin: ; literally east-north) and Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: 满洲; Traditional Chinese: 滿洲; pinyin: ) are names of a vast region in Northeast Asia. ...
Korean art is the art of the people who were the ancestors of modern Koreans, the art of the preceding states of Korean history, and modern Korean art.
Buddhism was introduced to Goguryeo first in 372 CE because the Goguryeo Kingdom, which spanned much of Manchuria and the northern half of Korea was closest to the northern China, such as the Northern Wei Dynasty, and was influenced by the culture there.
Korean art is characterized by transitions in the main religions at the time: early Korean shamanist art, through Korean Buddhist art influences, through Korean Confucian art, and in the 20th century, various forms of western art.
As Goguryeo extended its reach into the Liaodong peninsula, the last Chinese commandery, at Lelang, was destroyed by Micheon of Goguryeo in 313, and the Three Kingdoms dominated the peninsula.
Goguryeoart, preserved largely in tomb paintings, is noted for the vigor of its imagery.
The Goguryeo language is unknown except for a small number of words, which mostly suggests that it was similar to the language of Silla and influenced by the Tungusic languages.