百濟 金石文과 書藝文化

Abstract

Precedent studies about epigraph have been mainly focused on comparison between inscribed slates and documentary literature, and the results were almost all concentrated on fields of political history. Most of these studies have limits of research methods to be focused on grasping each of characters about remains and were not try to prospect widely. Accordingly the present study purposed to investigate extensively epigraph. Firstly, the present study purposed to look for acceptance of chinese characters and material for Paekche epigraph. In addition, this study considered the prior problems for epigraph in Paekche calligraphy following the periods, qualities of material, techniques and calligraphic styles for inscribed slates focused the discovered data of epigraph in the age of Paekche until a recent. And then this study drew out characteristic following to development of Paekche calligraphy. Paekche calligraphy had been kept their own identities, accepting neighboring cultures. There are two kinds of main trends of calligraphy in Paekche epigraph. Wooden split bamboos and earthenwares are self-centered and free to express, but epigraph and metalwares are mostly standard and strict regularity. Most remains of Paekche calligraphy were not discovered as recordings on paper and descriptions on silk but were left as epigraph with strong durability, earthenwares and wooden split bamboos. Even though things in the former case seem to be used generally at that time, there is nothing to see these days. Consequently, it is looking forward these material to be recovered.