Calligraphy by Hwang Gi-ro

Calligraphy by Hwang Gi-ro (黃耆老 草書-李羣玉詩) is a five-character regulated poem by the Tang poet Li Qunyu, written by Gosan Hwang Gi-ro (1525–1575?), one of the leading calligraphers of the 16th century. Hwang Gi-ro was a recluse scholar who built the pavilion Maehakjeong beside Cheonbotan, a ford on a tributary of the Nakdonggang River, and lived there. He admired the free and unrestrained cursive script of the Tang-dynasty monk Huaisu, and followed the Ming calligrapher Zhang Bi (1425–1487), known by the sobriquet 'Old Man of the East Sea', who had developed a distinctive style of his own based on Huaisu's manner. This piece of cursive script, learned from Huaisu and Zhang Bi, shows vigorous, dynamic brushwork and inventive composition. It was collected by Yi Jang-hui (1909–1998), a descendant of Hwang Gi-ro's son-in-law Oksan Yi U (1542–1609) of the Deoksu Yi clan, and was later donated by his eldest grandson. Although a few characters are missing from the lower section, this is one of the largest surviving examples of Hwang Gi-ro's ink writings and a representative work that clearly displays his characteristic style.

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Where it is

Region

Gangneung, Gangwon

Designation

Treasure · 보물