Meoricho of Dancheong is a pattern that placed at the end of each elements. We call Dancheong which has Meoricho Moro-dancheong. Meorico is the pattern comes from the metal ornaments of ancient architecture. The most primitive forms of Meoricho is Saw-toothed Design. Since the influence of Buddhism in the Northern Wei dynasties Saw-toothed Design have changed Tied lotus Design. Tied lotus Design of the Unified Silla it becames Gak-yeop Design and Yeo-ui-doo Design Meoricho in Goryeo Dynasty. Since Goryeo Dynasty there’s been great and small variations in the internal composition of Meoricho, but the outline has maintained as it was. Therefore the completed form of the outline of Meoricho could be regarded as the one that was formed in Goryeo Dynasty.

Abstract
 1. 서 론
 2. 머리초의 기원
  2-1. 고구려 고분벽화의 거치문 머리초
  2-2. 거치문 머리초의 기원 금강(金釭) 장식
 3. 속련문 머리초의 전개
  3-1. 중국 석굴건축과 승탑의 속련문
  3-2. 통일신라시대〜고려 초 속련문 사례
  3-3. 각엽문과 여의두문으로 변화하는 머리초
 4. 맺음말
 참고문헌

• 이은희(공학박사) | Lee, Eun-Hee Corresponding Author