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About 1,500 years ago, jewel beetles were once used on decorations that briefly made an appearance during a certain period of time and disappeared. The Tamamushi Shrine, Japan’s finest wooden structure, and the jewel beetle decorated horse saddle excavated from the Great Tomb at Hwangnam in Gyeongju are two of such examples.
Recently the restoration works on these two items began around the same time in Korea and Japan.
Through the restoration of Korea-Japan cultural assets decorated with the wings of 'Jewel Beetles', which are natural monuments not widely known, the history of cultural exchanges between the two countries and the souls of the masters are depicted through an interesting historical deduction method.
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