KOREAN PRINTING WOODBLOCKS

Typical Confucian Woodblocks

Hyeonammunjip (1910)
Author : Min Chigeung(1810~1885)Size : 47×20.5×2.2Region : CheongsongOrigin : Yeoheung Min clan
Hyeonammunjip (1910)A woodblock depicting a family tree, part of a poetry collection written by Min Qi-geung, whose pen name was Hyeonam. Even though Joseon aristocrats may have already had a genealogy book, they often recorded their family trees in a collection of personal literary works. This one-sided woodblock portrays the network of family members in detail.

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