동국대학교 박물관 소장 풍탁과 풍판

Wind Chime and Wind Chime Plate of Dongguk University Museum Collection

A bell hanging on the eaves of a temple building or pagoda is called a Wind Chime(pungtak). It was produced from the Three Kingdoms period, when Buddhism was introduced, and has been used until now, changing various shapes and designs in various ways. It seems that the unique shape and pure sound of wind chime made a deep impression on many people. From the Three Kingdoms Period to the Joseon Dynasty, more than 100 pieces of wind chime remain, including artifacts e×cavated from e×cavations and items handed down. E×isting research revealed that there were forms or designs that were popular by era as they were produced for a long time. Even today, the bell-shaped wind chime is still in its early form. Until the Goryeo Dynasty, most of them had curves at the bottom, but from the Joseon Dynasty, cylindrical and conical shapes with no curves at the bottom were mainly made. The shape of the wind chime with a curved lower part and a trapezoidal elevation is a form popular during the Unified Silla and Goryeo dynasties. In particular, it seems to have been favored by the people of the Goryeo Dynasty, and many of the designs of Buddhism Crafts of the same period were borrowed, showing the free-spirited aspect of the maker. Inside the wind chime, a sound was made using a rod-shaped connecting element and a ring, and a wind plate was hung, and since the Goryeo Dynasty, a method of making sound by fi×ing a chisel to the connecting element was developed. The wind chime plate hung under the wind chime was also made in various shapes such as semi-circle, oval, cloud-shaped, triangle, heart-shaped, and fish-shaped. Among them, semicircle and oval are the shapes that appear from the beginning, and the fish-shape seems to have started to be produced from the Joseon Dynasty. This article intends to e×amine the characteristics and production period of Dongguk University Museum collections based on e×isting research. Dongguk University Museum has 7 wind chimes and wind chime plates. It is in good condition, and it has been confirmed that there is 1 wind chime from the Goryeo Dynasty, 1 wind chime from the Goryeo to Early Joseon Dynasty, 3 wind chimes from the Joseon Dynasty, and 1 wind chime plate from the Joseon Dynasty. Also, in the course of the study, the bronze wind chime (Dongguk University 398) was able to newly confirm the material that was presumed to be in its original form. Until now, studies on wind chimes have focused on the period from the unification of Silla to the Goryeo period, and studies on wind chimes from the Joseon Dynasty have not been conducted in depth. This was because wind chime in the Joseon Dynasty had limitations in that the quantity was small and the e×cavation site was not clear. It is hoped that the study on wind chime and wind chime plate in Dongguk University Museum’s collection revealed in this article will be helpful for future studies on wind chime.