Sin Go-dang Spirit-path Stele and Bubu Myopyo in Pyeongchon-ri, Hamyang

This spirit-path stele (sindobi) stands within the same burial precinct as, and on higher ground than, the spirit-path stele of Ok-gye Noh Jin (盧禛, 1518–1578) — designated Gyeongsangnam-do Tangible Cultural Heritage No. 300. It stands facing west, immediately east of the paired, south-facing burial mounds of Sin Go-dang Noh U-myeong (盧友明, 1471–1523) and his wife. The two grave markers (myopyo) stand facing south in front of their respective graves. The stele's seal-script heading reads 'Spirit-path Stele Inscription for Lord Noh, Posthumously Appointed Minister of the Board of Personnel', and its full title reads 'Spirit-path Stele Inscription, with Preface, for Lord Noh of Joseon — a state under the Great Ming — who served as Chambong (a junior custodial post) of Hyeonneung Royal Tomb, and who was posthumously granted the senior rank of Jaheon-daebu and the post of Minister of the Board of Personnel, concurrently Jiuigeumbusa.' On the front of the stele, one line each, from right to left, is given to the title, the composer, the calligrapher, and the calligrapher of the seal-script heading; this is followed by a preface of 19 lines (60 characters per line) and an inscription (myeong) of 2 lines (20 verses, 80 characters), with the date the stele was erected recorded in the final line. The lower part is faint and difficult to read. The text was composed by Noh Su-sin, State Councillor of the Right in the State Council; the calligraphy was by Song In, who held the royal in-law title Yeoseong-wi; and the seal-script heading was written by Nam Eung-un, Vice Minister of the Board of Taxation. On the back of the stele is a supplementary inscription (bieumgi) of 10 lines (20 characters per line), written by Noh Jin, the second son of Noh U-myeong. The dragon head of the tortoise-shaped base (gwibu) is rendered with an exaggeratedly pained expression, giving it a comical air, while its thick tail curls up towards the shell and appears somewhat clumsy. The capstone (isu) shows two dragons, front and back, each guarding a wish-fulfilling jewel. Noh U-myeong's grave marker bears, in two lines on the front only, the inscription 'Grave of Lord Noh, who served as Chambong of Hyeonneung and was posthumously granted Jaheon-daebu and the post of Minister of the Board of Personnel, concurrently Jiuigeumbusa,' though ten characters near the bottom, reading 'posthumously granted Jaheon-daebu' and 'grave of Lord Noh', have worn away and cannot be read. His wife's grave marker reads 'Grave of Lady Jeongbuin of the Kwon clan': because their son rose to the post of Minister of the Board of Personnel, her husband received a posthumous honorary title after his death, while she herself was granted the title Jeongbuin during her own lifetime. Apart from the inscriptions on their fronts, neither grave marker bears any writing on its sides or back.

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Where it is

Region

Hamyang, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산