Gangpoyuhongwonuihyeongeum and Eoeunbo

This is a geomungo (hyeongeum), a six-stringed plucked zither, once used by Yu Hong-won, together with the Eoeunbo, an old musical score for the geomungo; both are preserved by his descendants. Yu Hong-won (1716–1781) was the grandson of Yu Gyeong-si, who served as magistrate of Yangyang and of Suncheon during the reign of King Sukjong of Joseon. This geomungo was made in 1726. Its front board is of paulownia wood, and the front and back boards are separate pieces. An inscription on the underside of the front board records the origin of the materials and the date it was made. The back board, of chestnut wood, has a slight crack at one corner, but a poem from Yu Hong-won's collected writings is inscribed on it, attesting to the instrument's long history. It measures 160 cm in overall length; two string bridges (anjok) and sixteen frets (gwae) survive in their original form, along with one movable fret (dolgwae). Although some fittings have been lost, the paulownia body board and the chestnut back board survive intact, offering a glimpse of the instrument's original appearance. The Eoeunbo was compiled in 1779, the third year of King Jeongjo. The title on its cover bears the name 'Changnangja Eoeun', suggesting that it was written by Yu Hong-won on the basis of the Nangongsinbo, compiled in 1728 by Kim Seong-gi, who was active during the reign of King Yeongjo. The Eoeunbo comprises one volume of 51 leaves (101 pages), measuring 22.5 cm across and 32.9 cm in height. It contains pieces such as 'Yeongsanhoesang' and 'Yeongsanhoesang gaptan', making it important material for research in this field. It also contains a substantial amount of material on gagok, a genre of lyric song for chamber ensemble, allowing variant versions of gagok pieces to be examined as well. In particular, the titles of sijo, short vernacular verses set to music, that appear in the Eoeunbo are valuable evidence for tracing the historical development of sijo music, making the book an important source for musical scholarship as well.

AI Translation

Where it is

Region

Andong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산