Yunsungeo Choseo Muigugokga

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1671

Category

Books & Records

Era

17세기 후반

Designated year

2010

Location

용산구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 용산구 서빙고로 137 (용산동6가, 국립중앙박물관)

Coordinates

37.524041, 126.980350

This calligraphy of Muigugok ga (Song of the Wuyi Mountain and Nine-bend River) is one of the most representative works of Yun Sun-geo (1596-1668), excellently showcasing the essential characteristics of his style; namely, the generous composition and layout of characters and rapid strokes. These characteristics, meanwhile, link him to Yang Sa-eon (1517-1584, pen-name: Bongnae), a 16th-century calligrapher acclaimed for his cursive script, as well as to the Tang-Dynasty calligrapher Huai Su (8th century) whose wild cursive style was emulated by Yang Sa-eon for the round movement of the brush all the while maintaining jungbongse (keeping the tip of the brush exactly in the middle of a stroke). This is a style that became newly popular in the 17th century in large-character cursive calligraphies, and had a considerable influence on the style of cursive calligraphies in the 18th century; something that makes the Muigugok ga of Yun Seo-geo highly interesting for art historians. This calligraphy is also the largest in the dimension of sheet, of all extant 17th-century Joseon calligraphies.

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