Among 223 broken pieces of gwadae—belts of government officials—from the Goryeo, those excavated from tombs are 107 pieces, and 36 pieces of them are assumed to be parts of 3 complete examples. Among 113 broken pieces of gwadae passed down through generations, 64 pieces are assumed to make 6 complete examples. The excavated examples are decorated mainly with peonies or the willow and waterfowl pattern, while those handed down from the past carry various motifs including lychees, Girin, and f loral medallions. The early Goryeo is from the beginning of the dynasty to the 11th century. The most representative among the gwadae passed down from this period are the two decorative belts with a lychee pattern currently held in the Taesa Shrine in Andong. The most important among excavated ones are those discovered in Sucheon-ri of Jinan and the Ho-dong site in Pohang. They succeeded the type of gwadae popular during the Silla with decorations hanging down from a belt. The ring in a belt is shaped like a C in the period. The panel attached to a ring mostly does not have any decoration, but the one in the belt from the Hyeonleung carries a peony pattern. The middle of the Goryeo is from the 12th century to the 13th century. The most representative gwadae handed down from this period is the one decorated with parrots and lychees in the National Museum of Korea, while those unearthed from the Chudong-ri site of Seocheon and the Bonggi-ri site of Yeongi are the most well known among excavated examples. Some of these gwadae still carry a C shaped ring, while a new type of rings in the shape of that are decorated with ring-matted patterns appeared. The panel attached to a ring typically carried a peony pattern on the front and the willow and waterfowl pattern on the back. As the panels consisting the body of a belt or attached to its ring were decorated, the holes in the panels to hang down decorations were not functional anymore. By applying a single pattern to multiple panels, decorations in a belt became more consistent. The late Goryeo is from the 13th century to the end of the dynasty. The most representative gwadae handed down from this period are two examples in the Taesa Shrine in Andong: one with a peony pattern and the other with a lychee pattern. Among those excavated, the belts excavated in Chogok-ri of Changnyeong and Hyeongok-ri of Danyang are the most famous. These belts have a shaped ring, which is inscribed with an arabesque design on its side. The panel attached to a ring was typically decorated with a peony pattern on the front and the willow and waterfowl pattern on the back as in the previous period. However, the peony pattern was sometimes replaced with a lotus pattern. As the practice of decorating the panels instead of hanging down decorations from them was established, the holes in the panels finally disappeared. Korean gwadae are usually regarded as having adopted Chinese production techniques and patterns. However, the decoration of gwadea from the middle to the late Goryeo, especially those with a panel attached to a ring with peonies and the willow and waterfowl pattern, is unique to Goryeo. Moreover, the auspicious patterns often found in Buddhist objects such as the willow and waterfowl pattern, Girin, arhats, and lotuses were applied to gwadae, showing that the decoration of Goryeo gwadae was inspired by contemporary Goryeo craftworks.