Jeong Yeon Burial Ground

The Jeong Yeon Burial Ground is the tomb of Jeong Yeon (1389–1444), an early Joseon civil official and father-in-law of Grand Prince Anpyeong. The burial ground takes the form of a single mound (danbun), in which he is interred together with his wife, Lady U of Danyang, and its stone furnishings survive in good original condition. The mound is very large and square, with a kerb of long dressed stones (jangdaeseok) built around its base to protect it. The burial ground is laid out in three stepped tiers, separated by flat, elongated boundary stones (gyecheseok). In front of the mound stand two grave markers (myopyo, stone tablets inscribed with the name of the deceased) side by side: the one on the left is Jeong Yeon's, and the one on the right is his wife Lady U of Danyang's. Jeong Yeon's marker was made in 1444, and Lady U's a year later in 1445. Both are grand in scale and dignified in appearance, and the inscriptions on their front faces are written in a neat, precise hand in the songseolche style (the calligraphic style of the Yuan calligrapher-painter Zhao Mengfu, a strong and dignified standard script). Both are of the hayeopsu-bangbu type, in which the capstone is decorated with an inverted lotus leaf set on a square base, a style popular in the 15th century. On the middle tier stand two pairs of civil-official stone figures (munseogin), a feature characteristic of early Joseon tomb design. All the figures wear the bokdu cap and gongbok robe of a civil official and have a strong, striking appearance, though their rounded shoulders and the gently flowing lines of their robes reflect the changed style of the mid-15th century. This burial ground is an important academic resource, since it preserves the original form of early Joseon tomb design and stonework relatively well and its date of construction is clearly established.

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Where it is

Region

Paju, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물