Highlights
Rubbing of the Tombstone of Yi Hwang
- Nationality/Period
Joseon Dynasty
- Materials
Paper
- Category
Culture / Art - Letter & Paintings - rock engraving - tomb tablet
- Dimensions
115.1x62.1cm
- Accession Number
Deoksu 5899
This is a rubbed copy of the epitaph of Yi Hwang (1501-1570, pen-name: Twegye), a prominent scholar of the mid-Joseon period. Yi composed the contents of the epitaph himself well before his death in order to prevent anyone from exaggerating his achievements. The epitaph does not relate anything about the official positions he held, apparently out of modesty.