Wonhowondupyo Burial Ground

Won Ho (1533–1592), posthumously honoured as Chungjanggong, was a military officer who died a martyr's death during the Japanese invasions of Korea (Imjin War). He had already distinguished himself militarily, including in the suppression of Itanggae, and during the Imjin War he won a major victory over the enemy at Silleuksa Temple in Yeoju. Won Ho's grave is a joint burial with his wife of the Sangju Kim clan, and bears stone furnishings including a grave marker, an offering table, an incense-burner stone and civil-official statues. The grave marker, in the gaeseok-bangbu style (a roof-shaped capstone on a square pedestal), was erected in 1708 with an inscription composed by Gwon Sang-ha. Below the burial ground stands a memorial stele (sindobi) of the same gaeseok-bangbu style, erected in 1768; its text was composed by Choe Gyu-seo, written by Won In-son, Won Ho's seventh-generation descendant, with the seal-script title by Kim Si-muk. Won Du-pyo (1593–1664) was a grandson of Chungjanggong Won Ho. He took part in the restoration that brought King Injo to the throne and was enfeoffed as Wonpyeong-gun with the merit title Jeongsa-gongsin. Won Du-pyo's grave lies below that of his grandfather and is a joint burial with his wife of the Saknyeong Choe clan. Its stone furnishings include a grave marker (1709), an offering table, a soul stone (honyuseok), stone pillars (mangjuseok) and civil-official statues, with a memorial stele erected below the grave in 1765. The inscription on Won Du-pyo's grave marker was composed by Yi Yeo, while the text of his memorial stele was composed by Kim Won-haeng, written by Yi Choe-jung, with the seal-script title by Min Jin-won.

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Yeoju, Gyeonggi

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료