Ilsuiwongujeosul and Related Documents

Lee Won-gu (1758–1828), courtesy name Hanseo, pen name Ilsu, of the Seongsan clan, was a Silhak (Practical Learning) scholar of the late Joseon period. Because he never entered the political world and instead lived in reclusion in the mountains as a cheosa-type scholar, he remained unknown to the wider world. His work Simseongnok was completed in 1815, the 15th year of King Sunjo. It discusses human nature, interpreting human ethics and livelihood through the principles of the Book of Changes, arranged as nine paths and six matters. Lee held that, for people to enjoy true freedom and a balanced life, they had to free themselves not only from the constraints of morality but also from material bondage, and on this basis he firmly established the inseparability of ethics and livelihood, making him a distinctive Silhak thinker. His ancestral home was Yakmok, Chilgok-myeon, in North Gyeongsang Province, but he moved to and lived in Dobang Village, Sangsin-ri, Ssangchaek-myeon, Hapcheon County, where he made and played the geomungo, a traditional six-stringed zither, himself. His grave lies in Geontae-ri, Ssangchaek-myeon. His writings include Simseongnok Dosikjeon, Simseongnok Geon, Simseongnok Gon, Sujeiljo, Igibieungon, Illyongyogyeol, Ilsu Igong Myogalmyeong, Ilsu Iseonsaeng Silgicho, Guyukdoseol and the folding screen Guyukdo Byeongpung, among others.

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Where it is

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Hapcheon, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료