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Woodblock Edition of Renowned Calligraphy of Korea

Jibok Yoo 1

1경북대학교

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In early sixteenth century, Shin Gongje (申公濟, 1469-1536) published an album that contains calligraphy samples from master calligraphers of late Silla to early Joseon periods titled Haedong myeongjeok (Renowned Calligraphy of Korea, 海東名迹). This book is the first collected album of various calligraphers containing only Korean calligraphers’ masterpieces, and numerous editions are extant today as it was published widely in woodblock or stone-carved forms. In this study, extant woodblock editions stored in ten locations throughout Korea are examined, and three significant findings are discussed. Through an analysis of the epilogue at the backside of a stone-carved edition, it is revealed that the woodblock version of Renowned Calligraphy of Korea was first published in around 1515, followed by a stone-carved version supplemented by two notables’ calligraphy in 1530. Furthermore, the contents of Renowned Calligraphy of Korea are examined to analyze the references and writing styles of a total of 106 works by 42 calligraphers. As well, it is found that a clearer distinction between the first part and latter part of editions published soon after the original than those published later, and re-carved editions published later are abridged editions that have omitted several persons’ calligraphic works.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.
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