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In the midst of deepening diplomatic conflicts between Korea and China owing to China¡¯s distortion of Koguryo¡¯s history, Tokyo National Museum is holding an exhibition of a rubbed copy from the King Gwanggaeto stele, but the museum is claiming that the writing is that of China.
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The Japanese Tokyo National Museum is holding a special exhibit on rubbings of the King Gwanggaeto stele, with controversy surrounding how the writing was introduced as the "writing of China." To commemorate the listing of Koguryo artifacts like royal tombs and the King Gwanggaeto stele as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the museum is displaying 31 artifacts related to the king in Room 8 of the second floor of the Asian Gallery for two months starting August 3.
However, the entire second floor of the Asian Gallery is dedicated to Chinese art, and in Room 8 where the stele rubbings are located, there is a sign that says that the writing is that of China.
About this, a museum official explained, "We had no intention of recognizing Koguryo history as Chinese history... We classified all the artifacts -- not just the King Gwanggaeto stele -- by the country they are located in, just like UNESCO. We classified the King Gwanggaeto stele as 'China's writing' for this exhibition simply because is it currently located in China."
(Lee Seon-min, smlee@chosun.com )
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