Upper Volume Burial Ground

Gwon Sang (1508–1589) was a civil official of the early Joseon period whose ancestral home was Andong. At the age of 76 he was recommended for his filial conduct and received the court rank of Tongjeong daebu, and at 80 he was granted the rank of Gaseon daebu under the special honour reserved for the elderly. Gwon Sang's burial ground holds his joint grave with his wife, Lady Na of Anjeong. In front of the burial mound stand a grave marker, a stone figure and an incense-burner stone, with a stone lantern and civil-official statues set before them. The grave marker, in the wonsubangbu style (a stele with a round capstone and a square base), is notable for its base, carved with a large scrolling foliage pattern. The stone lantern and civil-official statues are also outstanding works of the late 16th century. At the entrance to the burial ground stands a sindobi, a memorial stele erected on the approach to a tomb, in the isubangbu style, its capstone carved with a hornless dragon and set on a square base. This stele was erected in 1606; records state that Gwon Sang's son, Gwon Hyeop, asked Yi Hang-bok to compose the inscription, which was written out by Yi Suk, with the title on the stele head written by No Jik. The dragon carved on the stele's capstone is rendered in a notably humorous form, and the dragon, or goblin-face, carved on its base is an exceptionally distinctive work.

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Region

Gimpo, Gyeonggi

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료