KOREAN PRINTING WOODBLOCKS

Typical Confucian Woodblocks

Yeonggaji (1899)
Author : Gwon Gi(1546~1624)Size : 53.8×21.5×3.0Region : AndongOrigin : Andong Kwon clan
Yeonggaji (1899)Woodblocks of a town chronicle (eupji) about Andong, begun by Kwon Ki (1546-1624), whose pen name was Yong-man. It was completed in 1608 by Ryu Seong-ryong (1542-1607) and Jeong Gu (1534-1620), who was then sworn in as magistrate of Andong. The woodblocks were commissioned in 1899 by Kwon’s descendants.

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