Yunsun Piljeok Gosiseochuk

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1676

Category

Books & Records

Era

1737년 (영조 13, 윤순 58세)

Designated year

2010

Location

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

Coordinates

37.524041, 126.980350

Gosi seochuk (Scroll of Ancient Poems) was written in the hand of Yun Sun (1680-1741, pen-name: Baekha), an 18th-century master of calligraphy, in the eighth lunar month in 1737 (the 13th year of King Yeongjo’s reign) when he was fifty-eight years of age, in Taehwasan Mountain. The calligraphic works are in characters of various sizes, blending regular, semi-cursive and cursive scripts. His small-character regular script shows a touch of Wang Xizhi’s style, and his mid-size character seal script, meanwhile, is reminiscent of the style of Dong Qichang. Finally, his semi-cursive and cursive scripts show a mixed flavor of Mifu and Dong Qichang. At the beginning and end of calligraphic works by Yun Sun, there are postscripts written by four people, some of whom were his contemporaries. These postscripts discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Yun Sun’s calligraphy and are, therefore, examples of calligraphy criticism in late Joseon. The scroll is in an excellent state of preservation and is considered a major sample of his calligraphy from his later years.

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