石泉 申綽의 碑學에 대한 一考

Abstract

Seokcheon(石泉) Shin Jak(申綽), a scholar of scriptures, was a good writer and calligrapher who lived in the latter part of Joseon. Accepting Bihak(碑學) that was created by the emergence of Gojeunghak(考證學) in Qing Dynasty, he conducted an inquiry into the letters inscribed in tombstones in China and Joseon. Based on his profound research on Bihak, he made a series of achievements in calligraphy, writing, and studies as follows: Firstly, he understood the flow of China's calligraphy history by appreciating the Bicheop(碑帖) works of China and copying letters from the original works. It was a process by which he derived his style of handwriting based on the aesthetic feel of Hanye(漢隷). Shaped by this, his aesthetic sense manifested in his transcriptions of initials and bodies in tombstones. Secondly, he delved deeply into the content and form characteristics of old tombstones to use the information for his Biji(碑誌) creations. These studies injected the antique energy of Han and Tang into his works and thus induced new values in Biji literature. Finally, he focused on the values of Hanbi(漢碑) as Hungo(訓詁) materials of scriptures, and made use of his knowledge of graphonomy based on his in-depth study of Hanbi as an auxiliary means of interpreting scriptures. He incorporated Hanbi into the Hungo of scriptures adding profound significance, this being the first and only case among many scholars of scriptures in Joseon.