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[WIP] Wanna play with me?

Added 2023-07-02 10:34:56 +0000 UTC

Lady Yuri enjoys to play music together with her eager lovers. Of course, these 'practice sessions' often end up going to 'other directions'.

For those who don't know, Bak Yuri (박유리) or Lady Yuri is my ancient Korean OC! She is a high-born noblewoman of Silla (신라, ancient Korean kingdom located in southeastern part of the peninsula). She behaves like a virtuous noblewoman publicly, but actually she is having affair with numerous aristocrats.

Lady Yuri is holding a musical instrument called bipa (비파/琵琶). It is a type of lute that originated in Central Asia, Gandhara, and India. It was introduced to China in the late 4th and early 5th centuries. Then it spread throughout East Asia, including Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. The design is based on surviving 8th century instruments housed in Shosoin, Japan. According to some scholars, these were originally made in Silla and exported to Japan.

The hanging drawing on the background is based on Goguryeo murals from Susalli Gobun (수산리 고분) currently in North Korea. Because almost no drawings or murals from Silla survives, I chose to adapt their northern neighbors tomb murals.