이산해 쓴 <광산이씨승지공이달선비>의 서예사적 가치

Abstract

Lee San-hae, civil minister of the middle Joseon dynasty, wrote Lee Dal-seon Stele in 1576, Lee Eon-jeok Stele in 1577, and Jo Kwang-jo Stele in 1585. Among the three written from the late 30’s to the middle 40’s, the first Lee Dal-seon Stele at Hwasun-gun, Geollanam-do is the tombstone to memorize Lee Dal-seon, famous writer of the time. Yun Gu composed the front side and Lee I the back side. Lee San-hae wrote the title on the top of the front side and both sides. Accordingly, it is a important stele showing the fantastic combination of the noted writers and calligrapher of the time. The excellence of the seal and regular scripts clearly tells us the fact that Lee San-hae was a master calligrapher in the 16th century. This paper is to search for the calligraphic value of Lee Dal-seon Stele that did not receive attention relatively, compared to the two stelae. The diversified seal script of the title writing, the regular script of the front side with the taste of the light running script, and the regular script of the back side with the sense of the heavy running script were written in some different feeling. It makes the stele very special in terms of the calligraphic style. At the same time, the round shape of the head of the stele, the round stroke of the seal script, and the flowing style of the regular script are natural and harmonious. The stele with such sense of difference and kinship is a very meaningful material having the value of the cultural assets. Lee San-hae succeeded to the style of Zhao Mengfu, the calligraphic trend of the early Joseon dynasty, partially kept with the style of Han Ho, that of the middle Joseon dynasty. Adding the style of Yan Zhengqing in China to them, Lee finally accomplished his own creative style revealed powerfulness and elegance as well as flyness and fluency beyond them. Therefore, the calligraphic value of Lee Dal-seon Stele, the first one written at the age of 38, should be judged worthy of his calligraphic reputation.