Digital Epigraphy & Paleographic Conservation
Epigraphic Rubbing & Stone Stele Workbench (石碑 拓本 工房)
Examine the monumental Spirit-Way Steles (神道碑) and victory epigraphs of the Andong Kim clan through interactive charcoal rubbings (탁본 / 拓本). Inspect weathered characters stroke-by-stroke with Middle Korean phonetics and explore the classical tripartite architecture of dragon capstones (螭首), monolithic inscribed shafts (碑身), and dragon-turtle pedestals (龜趺).
Epigraphic Archive & Inscription Studio
Select Archival Stele (金石文 碑銘 選擇)
Gyeonggi Province Tangible Cultural Heritage No. 255 • Erected 1686 CE
문정공 청음 김상헌 신도비
文正公 淸陰 金尙憲 神道碑 (Spirit-Way Stele of Lord Kim Sang-heon (Cheong-eum))
Author (찬자 / 撰者):Song Si-yeol (U-am / 宋時烈, Chief State Councilor)
Calligrapher (서자 / 書者):Yi Gwang-sa (Won-gyo / 李匡師, Master of Dongguk-jinche)
Seal Head (전액 / 篆額):Kim Su-jeung (Gok-un / 金壽增, Elder Statesman & Calligrapher)
Total Monument Height:382 cm (Fine-grained Korean Granite )
Click any Hanja character on the stele face to inspect paleographic breakdown.Mode: CHARCOAL RUBBING
碑首 篆額 (Seal Script Cap Inscription)
文正公 淸陰 金尙憲 神道碑
龜趺 蓮花座 (Mounted upon monolithic carved granite tortoise pedestal)
Paleographic Inspector (金石文字 釋義)
Character Analysis
Click any character on the stele rubbing to view its radical, stroke count, Middle Korean phonetic, and epigraphic commentary.
Transcriptions verified against the 1919 Joseon Geumsok Chongram (朝鮮金石總覽) and National Institute of Korean History field rubbing surveys.
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