Yongjusa Temple Sangnyangmun Gate

This sangnyangmun, a text composed for a building's ridge-raising ceremony, was written on a single whole panel of orange silk covered entirely with a cloud pattern. Near the front edge of the silk is woven an inscription reading '蘇州織造臣舒文', showing that the fabric was imported from present-day Suzhou in China. The text was composed and written by Chae Je-gong (pen name Beonam, 1720–1799), King Jeongjo's closest confidant and the celebrated leader of the Namin faction. Chae Je-gong was seventy years old at the time, yet despite his advanced age he handled the thick ink skilfully on the slippery silk surface. His brushwork, done in the running haengseo script, conveys a mature yet vigorous energy and sense of speed. The core content of the sangnyangmun concerns the origin of Yongjusa Temple's name, the circumstances of the temple's founding as the jaegung, a hall for ritual offerings, attached to Hyeollyungwon, and prayers for the peace and prosperity of the state and the royal family.

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Where it is

Region

Hwaseong, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산