Nuljaegangsuyugo Woodblocks

These woodblocks were carved by the Miryang Park clan in 1666, the seventh year of King Hyeonjong's reign in Joseon, to produce a collection of poetry and prose by Nulje Park Jeung-yeong (1464-1493) and his son Gangsu Park Hun (1484-1540). They compiled a preface written by Song Si-yeol together with the writings of the Nuljaegangsuyugo into a single volume. Park Jeung-yeong was a scholar of the early Joseon period who passed the state civil service examination in 1483 and held posts including that of Gyori (a counsellor) at the Hongmungwan, the royal library and advisory council. He was renowned for his outstanding writing and was always respected for his great integrity. His son Park Hun passed the state examination in 1519 and rose to the position of Dongbu Seungji (Right Deputy Royal Secretary), earning the reputation of being 'a vessel of the state'. The woodblocks were kept at Gonghyosa Shrine in Oksan-myeon, Cheongju, and from 1982 were displayed at the local history archive of Gangoe Elementary School. In 1993 they were transferred to and exhibited at the museum of Cheongju University, and in 2016 they were moved to the Cheongju Early Printing Museum. They are thought to have originally numbered 38 blocks, of which 7 have been lost, leaving 31 that survive today. The Nuljaegangsuyugo held at institutions such as the Kyujanggak and the National Library of Korea is a movable-type edition reprinted in 1902, whereas no printed copy made from these particular woodblocks, now held at the Cheongju Early Printing Museum, has yet been found. This makes them a rare and highly valuable piece of heritage.

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Where it is

Region

Cheongju, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산