국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Rubbing of the Monument for the Victory at Hwangsan Battle
  • Nationality/Period

    Japanese Colonial Period

  • Materials

    Paper

  • Category

    Culture / Art - Letter & Paintings - rock engraving - inscription

  • Dimensions

    282.0x142.0cm

  • Accession Number

    Bongwan 604

This is a rubbed copy from the monument built during the reign of King Seonjo of the Joseon Dynasty to commemorate the tremendous victory of Yi Seong-gye (later, King Taejo) against the Japanese in Hwangsan, Unbong, Jeolla-do in the late Goryeo Dynasty. Yi Seong-gye, who was a military official of the late Goryeo Period, waged a fierce battle against the Japanese attacking from Hamyang. He defeated them, even killing the enemy general Ajibaldo. This is a rubbing from the original monument, which was destroyed during the Japanese Colonial Period. The current monument in Unbong-eup, Namwon was rebuilt in 1957.