Yongambagunhyoja Memorial Gate Stele

The Yongambagunhyoja Memorial Gate Stele honours Bak Un, a scholar of Goegok in Haepyeong known by his pen name Yongam. Bak Un, a filial son, received royal recognition, a jeongnyeo, an honour bestowed by the state to mark exemplary filial or loyal conduct, in 1578, the eleventh year of King Seonjo, and this memorial stele was erected for him two years later, in 1580. Bak Un is remembered above all for one episode: on her deathbed his mother asked for a melon, but because it was winter he could not obtain one for her, and for the rest of his life he never touched melon again. The inscription on the front of the stele, meaning 'Gate of the filial son and jinsa Bak Un of Seonggyungwan' (a jinsa being someone who had passed the lower level of the state civil examination), is said to be in the hand of Han Ho, the celebrated calligrapher known by his pen name Seokbong. The text on the back, the eumgi, was composed by Choe Eung-nyong, a native of Haepyeong-ri in Haepyeong Township who was then serving as Vice Magistrate of Hanseong, the Joseon capital on the site of present-day Seoul. Bak Un was born in 1493, the twenty-fourth year of King Seongjong, in Goegok-ri, Haepyeong-hyeon, in Seonsan-bu. He passed the jinsa examination in 1519, the fourteenth year of King Jungjong. A disciple of Bak Yeong, known by his pen name Songdang, he left behind several works, including the Jayang Simhangnon, Gyeongmongpyeon, Gyeonghaengnok, Samhujeon and Wisaengbang. He died in 1562, and in 1642, the twentieth year of King Injo, he was enshrined at Nakbong Seowon, a Confucian academy. Grave inscriptions for him were composed by Yi Hwang, known by his pen name Toegye, and Kim Chwi-mun, known by his pen name Guam. Surviving sites associated with him include the Bujomyo shrine and Myeonggyeongdang hall.

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Where it is

Region

Gumi, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산