The world of luxury proved by the Joseon Dynasty's horse

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In the wake of the 丙午 year, the domestic retail industry is busy enjoying the Red Horse Year special.

From product packages to various promotional materials and shopping mall decorations, words appear to catch customers' attention.

The words of the past were exclusive to kings, aristocrats, and special warriors in special regions, regardless of the East and the West. It is almost cliché that combines spiritual words such as "Cheonma" and "Sinma" from heaven to emphasize the legitimacy and greatness of the supreme authority.

Even in murals and medieval paintings of ancient tombs, kings, generals, and officials are familiar with riding horses, fighting, and hunting, but ordinary people cannot be seen riding horses. There is a record that the price of a pill at the end of the Joseon Dynasty was similar to that of two or three slaves, and in the Ghanaian Empire in medieval West Africa, a trade price of a horse was worth exchanging for 10 male slaves.

The value of decorating horses to match the value of horses was also highly appreciated. The Horse Museum of the Korean Horse Association displays a large and beautiful pair of pure silver bells with a diameter of about 10cm from the Unified Silla Period, showing the height of the colorful ancient harness.

The saddle, the core of the harness, also shows the essence of luxury.

The Horse Museum of the Korean Horse Association, located in Gwacheon, also has a black wooden saddle used by 垠 Lee Eun (1897-1791), the seventh son of Emperor Gojong and the last crown prince of the Korean Empire. The wooden frame was covered with cotton cloth and painted black, and a giraffe pattern was engraved with an inlaid technique using a deer horn on the front cover. Giraffes (麒麟) are imaginary animals that have wings on the horse's body and emit auspicious energy from the mouth, and have been used for the royal family's breast and generosity since the discontinuation of the Joseon Dynasty. Although the giraffe gate is covered with gold powder, the overall simple and restrained beauty shows the aesthetics that continue in Joseon.

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