Cheongpung Kim Ssi Munuigongpa Burial Ground

This is the burial ground of Kim Sik (金湜, 1482–1520), a civil official under King Jungjong of Joseon, and of his descendants of the Cheongpung Kim clan. The burial ground also contains the graves of his third-generation descendant Kim Yuk, fourth-generation descendant Kim Jwa-myeong, seventh-generation descendant Kim Seong-eung and eighth-generation descendant Kim Si-muk, among others. Kim Sik's grave is a ssangbun, twin burial mounds, in which he is buried together with his wife of the Jeonju Yi clan. His sindobi, a memorial stele erected beside a tomb to record the deceased's life and achievements, was made in 1662 and takes the isubangbu form, with a dragon-carved capstone and a square pedestal. The carving is excellent and the structure stable; the stele body is of marble, beautifully carved with a wave pattern. Kim Yuk was the official who pushed through the implementation of the daedongbeop, a Joseon tax reform converting tribute payments in kind into payments in rice. His grave is a danbun, a single mound, joined with that of his wife of the Papyeong Yun clan. His sindobi was erected in 1664, also in the isubangbu form. At over four metres it is an overwhelming scale, yet its structure remains stable, and its distinctive patterning and fine carving are counted among the representative works of the late Joseon period. The capstone depicts two dragons with great vitality, and the pedestal is carved with a girin, a mythical hybrid creature. Its stone civil-official figures are representative sculptures of the mid-seventeenth century, with a stable body structure and richly detailed, finely rendered faces. Kim Jwa-myeong was Kim Yuk's son and was skilled in calligraphy. His burial ground is a joint grave with his wife of the Pyeongsan Sin clan. His sindobi was erected in 1679; its capstone is carved with two dragons in grand style, and its pedestal bears a finely carved lion pattern. Kim Seong-eung's grave is a joint grave with his wife of the Namyang Hong clan. His myopyo, grave marker, was erected in 1766 and is notable for its stable composition and vivid depiction; the stele body, in bluish-black oseok stone, is especially striking. Its stone civil-official figures are representative works of the realist style of the mid-eighteenth century, with three-dimensional depiction of face and body and outstanding flowing curves. Kim Si-muk was the father of Queen Hyoui, consort of King Jeongjo. His grave is a joint grave with his two wives, and its stone furnishings are all of such fine carving that they could be said to set the standard for funerary monuments of the late eighteenth century. His myopyo was erected in 1773; the carving of its capstone is especially outstanding, and its body is of oseok stone. The stone monuments of this burial ground are of a standard comparable to royal tombs, combining the finest materials, outstanding artistry and rarity. In particular, because they faithfully reflect the changes in stone-monument style over time, they form a highly valuable heritage site representative of the funerary stonework of the Joseon sadaebu, or scholar-official, class in the late Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Namyangju, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물