Yu Hyeong-won Tomb

This is the tomb of Yu Hyeong-won (pen name Bangye, 1622-1673), a Silhak (Practical Learning) scholar of the late Joseon period who played a major role in establishing a new scholarly trend. Through works such as Bangyesurok, Yu Hyeong-won put forward proposals for reforming Joseon and is regarded as a pioneer of Silhak. The tomb takes the form of a single mound (danbun) in which he is buried together with his wife, Lady Sim of the Pungsan Sim clan. Apart from the curved boundary wall (gokjang), built around the mound for protection and restored in 1971, the tomb retains its original form. A gravestone (myopyo), inscribed with the name of the deceased, stands to the right in front of the mound. It was made in 1768, the 44th year of King Yeongjo, and its sides and back bear an inscription composed by Hong Gye-hui. Though simple in form, with a round capstone and a square base (wonsubangbu-hyeong), the gravestone stands out for its neat, clear standard-script (haeseo) calligraphy. The civil official statue (munseogin) is shown wearing a yanggwan cap and jobok court robes, in the style known as yanggwanjobok-hyeong; although it has a round, endearing look, the stiff rendering of the body and the unnatural folds of the robe are characteristic of the late seventeenth century. This tomb is an important cultural heritage site that preserves the original form of seventeenth- to eighteenth-century burial customs and the artistry of its stone figures.

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Where it is

Region

Yongin, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물