Korean Eunjangdo

Norman McCormick · Yesterday, 06:08 PM

Hi Runastar,
Thanks for the interesting information and welcome to the Forum. I look forward to further discourse on the knife you posted. With the Joseon period spanning many centuries is it possible to narrow down the dating of my Eunjangdo. I suspect it is probably mid to late 19thC but if the form did not change much over the years it could be later or earlier but as I said before detailed information on these knives is scarce, at least from my perspective. I do know the occupation from the late 19thC into the 20thC saw the destruction of many Korean artefacts specifically weapons. Were Eunjangdo among the items confiscated and destroyed ? Thanks again for your input.
My Regards,
Norman.

Yesterday, 06:08 PM	#11
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,645	Hi Runastar, Thanks for the interesting information and welcome to the Forum. I look forward to further discourse on the knife you posted. With the Joseon period spanning many centuries is it possible to narrow down the dating of my Eunjangdo. I suspect it is probably mid to late 19thC but if the form did not change much over the years it could be later or earlier but as I said before detailed information on these knives is scarce, at least from my perspective. I do know the occupation from the late 19thC into the 20thC saw the destruction of many Korean artefacts specifically weapons. Were Eunjangdo among the items confiscated and destroyed ? Thanks again for your input. My Regards, Norman.