The Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea website, the earliest string/gatkkeun/갓끈 I've been able to find any information about is associated with the 14/15th centuries.
Tangible Cultural Properties 123, the relics of Hwang Hui (1363 – 1452) came up when I searched for bead strings, but I'm not sure if it is a gatkkeun or not. You'll need to click on the little 'more' button under the thumbnail to see a clearer photo. The Korean-language search however, has more detailed results, which say it is a gatkkeun made of coral, but my Korean isn't good enough to understand all the information.
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Date: 2011-10-12 11:59 pm (UTC)Do you know how early in period the bead strings go?
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Date: 2011-10-13 03:23 am (UTC)Tangible Cultural Properties 123, the relics of Hwang Hui (1363 – 1452) came up when I searched for bead strings, but I'm not sure if it is a gatkkeun or not. You'll need to click on the little 'more' button under the thumbnail to see a clearer photo.
The Korean-language search however, has more detailed results, which say it is a gatkkeun made of coral, but my Korean isn't good enough to understand all the information.
Treasures 671-6 are bead strings/gatkkeun associated with General Gwak Jaeu (1552–1617).
Treasures 460-1 of Seoae Ryu Seong Rryong (1542∼1607) apparently includes another four strings, but there aren't any photos.