Artifacts Used by Yi Hyeong-sang

Byeongwa Yi Hyeong-sang (1653-1733), a tenth-generation descendant of Grand Prince Hyoryeong, passed the special state examination in 1680, the sixth year of King Sukjong, and served in posts including Assistant Section Chief of the Board of Taxation. When banditry increased on Deogyusan Mountain, he was recommended as a man accomplished in both civil and military affairs, and took up the post of magistrate of Geumsan, where he suppressed the bandits and governed well. In 1727, the third year of King Yeongjo, he was appointed Third Councillor of the Board of Taxation but resigned, and built Hongyeonjeong Pavilion in Yeongcheon, where he devoted himself to scholarship. The following year he became Gaseon Daebu, a senior official rank, and later rose to Mayor of Hanseong. The artifacts of Byeongwa Yi Hyeong-sang comprise 23 seals, 9 hopae (identification tags), one geomungo, 9 arrows, 5 hat strings, 4 gwanja (hat-string fasteners), one ivory hol (ceremonial tablet), one jade flute, 2 knives, 2 gourd dippers, one inkstone, one chugutong (a tube-shaped case for verse-primer slips), and other items. Among the seals are some inscribed with his name and pen name, along with a good number belonging to his descendants. The hopae was issued in the year he passed the state examination, and many more belonging to his descendants are preserved besides. The geomungo is said to have been made from a birch that had died naturally beside Baengnokdam on Hallasan Mountain, and to have been given to him as a gift by an old man of unknown name in recognition of his good governance while he was magistrate of Jeju-mok; it bears an inscribed preface and other writing. The hol is of ivory, held in his hand when he wore official robes. The jade flute is partly damaged and split into two pieces; it was an instrument he used regularly, showing his deep interest in and knowledge of music. Of the two knives - a curved knife and a silver-handled dagger - the curved one is a long knife measuring 67.8 cm in length, 3 cm in width, with a 12.3 cm handle, and it clearly shows the changes in long-knife styles after the Imjin War. The gourd dipper has a ring attached so that it can be tied with a cord and worn at the waist, and the inkstone is kept in a black lacquered case. There are also hat strings and gwanja used to thread the horsehair headband cords; in particular, the materials of the hat strings and gwanja believed to have been used by him and his descendants also indicate their rank at the time.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongcheon, Gyeongbuk

Designation

National Folklore Heritage · 국가민속문화유산