Cheongguyeongeon

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2165

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선 후기

Designated year

2022

Location

용산구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 용산구 서빙고로 139 (용산동6가, 국립한글박물관)

Coordinates

37.521069, 126.980486Kakao address conversion

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Cheongu Yeongeon represents Korea's earliest documented poetry collection compiling 580 song-texts transmitted through oral tradition until the late Joseon period. 'Cheongu' denotes Korea while 'Yeongeon' signifies song, establishing this collection as Korea's foundational gaga musical anthology documentation. The collection is traditionally attributed to late Joseon poet Kim Cheon-taek, though direct manuscript verification remains impossible owing to the absence of comparative documentary materials. However, Kim's decade-spanning collection efforts represent substantial scholarly achievement; this constitutes the earliest comprehensive gaga collection prioritizing song-text artistic value over authorial status or social position. The collection employs systematic organization emphasizing period-favored compositions, arranging attributed works by composer identity while organizing anonymous compositions according to thematic categories. Composers are differentiated by social rank and arranged chronologically, thereby establishing transparent transmission history. This Cheongu Yeongeon organizational structure established the authoritative model for subsequent gaga collections, influencing approximately 200 successive compilations throughout Korean literary history. As Korea's foundational gaga collection and the primary source material for the UNESCO-designated 2010 Intangible Cultural Heritage status of gaga music, this anthology demonstrates significance extending far beyond content value to encompass Korean language historical development, musical scholarship, calligraphic artistic history, and intangible cultural heritage preservation methodology.

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