Bronze Shoes
Goryeo dynasty
Length 21.5cm

With simple but elegant shapes, the shoes show a little difference from those of the leather shoes made in the Joseon period. With the weighty characteristic of bronze, these shoes are presumed to have been for a funeral or the burial rather than for daily use. Especially, the decorations on the upper part seem to represent the shapes of leather shoes. Not found in great quantity, these shoes are considered to be a rare product of the Goryeo Kingdom.