Pyeongjeonggongyunho Spirit-path Stele

This stele records the life and achievements of Yun Ho (1424–1496), father-in-law of King Seongjong. Pyeongjeonggong was the posthumous title bestowed on him; his ancestral seat was Papyeong. When his daughter became King Seongjong's queen, Queen Jeonghyeon, he was invested as Yeongwon-buwongun. The spirit-path stele stands at the entrance to the tomb precinct, built in the bangbu-isu style, in which the stele body (the slab bearing the inscription) rises from a square base and is topped with an isu, a capstone carved with a dragon. The fronts of the stele body and capstone were badly damaged by bullet marks from the Korean War, though the rear faces are fortunately relatively intact. The capstone is finely carved with a single dragon playing with a magic jewel amid clouds, its open mouth and protruding tongue a distinctive touch. The upper surface of the base is decorated lavishly with an inverted lotus-leaf pattern, while the lower surface bears auspicious lion-like beasts, two each on the front and back and one on each side. The style and carving are of such high quality that the stele is regarded as one of the finest of its period, and it is thought that royal craftsmen of the highest skill, befitting Yun Ho's exalted status, took part in its construction. Four foundation stones remaining around the stele suggest that a protective pavilion once stood here as well.

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Where it is

Region

Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료