Kim Jeong-hui Tomb

This is the tomb of Kim Jeong-hui (1786–1856), penname Chusa, a scholar of practical learning (Silhak) and painter-calligrapher of the late Joseon period. He became a student of Bak Je-ga of the Bukhak School (Northern Learning) early in life, and under the influence of the evidential scholarship of Qing China, pursued studies based on the principle of "seeking truth from facts" (silsagusi). At the age of twenty-four he travelled to Qing China with his father and studied epigraphy and calligraphic styles. In 1816, the sixteenth year of King Sunjo, he examined and authenticated the Silla-era monument erected by King Jinheung on Bukhansan Mountain to commemorate his inspection tour of the frontier. He passed the state civil examination in 1819, the nineteenth year of King Sunjo, and after holding various posts, including secret royal inspector, rose to the position of Director of the National Confucian Academy in 1836, the second year of King Heonjong. However, he was implicated in the treason case of Yun Sang-do and exiled to Jeju Island for nine years from 1840, the sixth year of King Heonjong, before being released near the end of King Heonjong's reign. While on Jeju Island he perfected the distinctive "Chusa style" of calligraphy he had long been developing. In 1851, the second year of King Cheoljong, he was implicated in a matter concerning his friend, Chief State Councillor Gwon Don-in, and was again exiled, this time to Bukcheong in Hamgyong Province, returning after two years. He then settled in Gwacheon, where his father's grave lay, and devoted himself to scholarship and art until the end of his life. The tomb lies about 200 metres from Chusa's former house in Yesan, South Chungcheong Province, and is built in two tiers. A stone offering table stands before the tomb, with a memorial stone erected to its right.

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Where it is

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Yesan, Chungnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료