Korean Medieval Ship - Joseon Panokseon

Korean Medieval Ship - Joseon Panokseon

Panokseon (Korean: 판옥선) was a class of Korean oar- and sail-propelled ship that was the main class of warship used by Joseon during the late 16th century.

This particular ship is a restored model of diplomatic ship for Joseon Tongsinsa(the Joseon envoy to Japan).

The Joseon Tongsinsa were goodwill missions sent intermittently, at the request of the resident Japanese authority, by Joseon dynasty Korea to Japan. The Korean noun identifies a specific type of diplomatic delegation and its chief envoys. From the Joseon diplomatic perspective, the formal description of a mission as a tongsinsa signified that relations were largely ‘normalized,’ as opposed to missions that were not called tongsinsa. Diplomatic envoys were sent to the Muromachi shogunate and to Toyotomi Hideyoshi between 1392 and 1590. (Source - Wikipedia)