Munamjeong, Sincho Remains Bi, Sin Cho Portrait, Changnyeong

Munamjeong in Changnyeong is a pavilion dedicated to General Sin Cho, who distinguished himself as a righteous-army commander during the Japanese invasions of 1592–1598. Sin Cho's pen name, Munam, is said to reflect his resolve: in his youth he fought on the battlefield without ever retreating, prepared to die, while in old age he intended to live among the rocks, cultivating virtue and scholarship as a Confucian scholar. Munamjeong was built on a rock on the right bank of the Gyeseongcheon Stream in Changnyeong; his descendants later added a portrait hall, an auxiliary pavilion and a gatehouse, so that the site now comprises four buildings arranged in a square (ㅁ-shaped) layout. The Sin Cho Yuheobi, a stele marking the site associated with a notable historical figure, bears the eight-character inscription '聞巖辛先生遺虛碑' ('Stele of the Remains of Master Sin Munam'). The epitaph was composed by Yi Gwang-jeong, a civil official and calligrapher of the late Joseon period, and the stele was erected in 1838, the fourth year of King Heonjong. The Sin Cho Portrait is said to have been painted in 1637, the fifteenth year of King Injo, but it was stolen from Docheon Seowon. It is thought to be the work of a local painter, and a life-size copy transferred by photograph is currently on display. The portrait shows the general wearing a horsehair headband (manggeon) under a gat (traditional hat) and a blue robe, seated in a chair with his gaze turned slightly to one side and both hands clasped together in front of him.

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Where it is

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Changnyeong, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료