Bangyejeong is the hanging wooden plaque of the namesake pavilion in Beomdo-ri, Danjang-myeon, Miryang. Bangyejeong Pavilion was built by Yi Suk (1720-1807, pen name Bangye) in 1775 (51st year of King Yeongjo) as he wanted a place for spending his later years in lecturing. According to “Record of Bangyejeong Pavilion” by Nam Gyeonghee (1748-1812, pen name Chiam), Yi Suk used to take great pleasure in watching the stream water (Gye) running over large boulders (Ban) in front of his pavilion, thereby naming both the stream and his pavilion as ‘Bangye’.
The calligraphy letters are assumed to be written by Kang Sehwang (1713-1791, pen name Pyoam), who was known as Master of ‘Three Perfections’ in poetry, painting and calligraphy. The brushwork displays a fine control of pace in first two letters. In ‘盤’, a brisk movement of the upper half settles on the solid lower half, while ‘溪 depicts a dynamic flow of water by alternating slowness and fastness in brush strokes. The posture of ‘亭’ is upright, and yet not rigid but rather comfortable, whose effect can only be achieved by masterly brushwork. The seal of ‘豹翁’ on the left bottom indicates it is the work of Kang Sehwang.