고구려 연판문계 와당의 형성과 전개과정

Abstract

Solid and embossed expression is the distinctive characteristics of the lotus roof-end tiles in Koguryo. The appearance of lotus in this design was not lotus petal which prevailed in East-Asia but lotus bud. In this point, main stream of roof-end tiles in Koguryo was not lotus petal design but lotus bud design, and the trend continued without change all the time in Koguryo. The lotus petal design which derived from the outside was turned down because of it’s heterogeneity. Koguryo did not accept lotus petal design as it is. Instead they combined their existing designs with some components of lotus petal design. These affiliated roof-end tiles with lotus petal design appeared in Pyungyang area in the early 6th century. At that time in Guknaeseong area, as the roof-end tiles with dividing line were disappearing, new styles like roof-end tiles with non-dividing line, honeysuckle or monster mask design were accepted. But the elements of lotus petal design were eliminated utterly in the process. But in Pyungyang area, compared with Guknaeseong area, lotus petal design and it’s style elements were partly accepted in the early 6th century. In other words, in maintenance of existing designs like the lotus roof-end tiles with non-dividing line or the composite design roof-end tiles, they made affiliated roof-end tiles with lotus petal design which accepted some components of lotus petal design. In my opinion, the difference between Guknaeseong and Pyungyang area is derived from their cultural nature. While Guknaeseong area had a closed nature even they did not accept outside culture, Pyungyang had openness and pluralism to accept outside culture.