YONG YEO – KOREAN ANCESTOR SHRINE.
“PAN GOK” is the process of bringing back the spirit of a deceased person by carrying a small spirit bier called “YONG YEO” during the funeral to the burial site and then back home along the same route.
Bier Procession. After the end of the 19th century. Kim Jungeun (Pen name : Gisan, Dates Unknown). National Folk Museum of Korea.
A picture illustrating a bier procession heading to a burial site.
Picture illustrating a “Yong Yeo” ancestor shrine being carry out during a funeral procession.
“YONG YEO” also known as “SADANG“, is the ancestor shrine or funerary sedan chair or palanquin in which the spirit of the ancestor is preserved. Most of these shrines have now vanished.
YONG YEO
Korean ancestor shrine. Paulownia wood. Small double doors on the front and on each side. Carved flower motif in the front & a Taoist T’aeguk motif on the back. Gyeonggi province. Korea.
Mid 19th century.
H. 58cm, W. 54cm, D. 60cm.
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