Bibliographical of Baekwoonjeong
Baekwoonjeong
Baekwoonjeong is a hanging wooden plaque of a pavilion built by Kim Su-il (1528–1583, pen name Gwibong) in Imha-ri, Imha-myeon, Andong-si, North Gyeongsang Province. This plaque was donated by the Wuncheon Head House of the Uiseong Kim Clan and measures 146 cm in width and 71 cm in height.
The calligraphy is written in the seal script style of Heo Mok (1595–1682, pen name Misu). Heo Mok rendered it in kedou, or ‘tadpole script’, an ancient Chinese character style. Before the use of brush and ink, kedou was written on split bamboo coated with lacquer. The characters are so named because their heads are thick and their tails thin, resembling tadpoles. The unfamiliar strokes, with blunt, heavy beginnings that reveal long, flowing bodies tapering into sharp tails, are visually arresting. The inscription reads gusipnoinyeoyeo (九十老人如如), suggesting the calm, detached hand of an elder who has grown indifferent to worldly affairs.