驪陽府院君 閔維重 일가 묘소 석물 연구 (A Study on the Funerary Stones of the Family Cemetery of Min Yu-jung)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 단국대학교 동양학연구원
· 수록지 정보 : 동양학 / 88호 / 205 ~ 226페이지
· 저자명 : 김민규

초록

17세기에 급부상한 驪陽府院君 閔維重 일가는 仁顯王后의 간택으로 조선 최고 가문이 되었다. 肅宗은 인현왕후에게서 소생이 없자 그 생모 恩城府夫人 恩津宋氏의 묘소를 옮기게 하고, 민유중 사후에 두 府夫人 묘소를합장하는 등 풍수 등에 민감한 행보를 보였다.
숙종은 인현왕후 복위 뒤 御筆로 前面大字를 써서 민유중의 墓表를 건립해주었으며, 사실상 國舅의 묘표를어필로 건립한 것이 이때가 처음이었다. 인현왕후 복위 이후 여양부원군 일가의 지위와 영향력은 더욱 공고해졌으며, 그 가세에 어울리는 우수한 묘소 석물들이 건립되었다.
여양부원군 일가의 묘소 석물은 명문가로의 성장, 왕후 가문으로서 부담, 정치적 안정기에 들어선 뒤 정치·문화를 선도하는 과정을 살펴볼 수 있다. 민유중, 민진후, 민진원, 민우수 등 가문 내 名筆들의 學藝淵源 및 여러 묘소의 천장 이유와 과정, 占穴한 地師, 崔天若이 제작한 文石人 등 조선후기 문화사의 귀중한 자료들을 찾을 수 있다.

영어초록

The family of Min Yu-jung (honorary royal title: Yeoyang Buwongun, 1630~1687) rose to become one of the most influential aristocratic families of seventeenth-century Joseon when his daughter was chosen to be the consort of King Sukjong (r. 1674~1720), becoming Queen Inhyeon (1667~ 1701). When his new bride was found unable to give him an heir, King Sukjong turned to Pungsu (or Feng Shui), issuing a command to move the grave of his mother-in-law (Eunseong Bubuin) and, after the death of his father-in-law, to bury both his parents-in-law in the same grave.
Following the restoration of Queen Inhyeon’s royal title and status, King Sukjong wrote his own epitaph for the gravestone of Min Yu-jung, establishing a new tradition in which Joseon’s rulers bestowed an inscription on the gravestone of their father-in-law. The restoration of Queen Inhyeon strengthened the status and influence of the Min family, and led to the creation of aesthetically outstanding funerary stones.
The funerary stones in the cemetery of the Min family provide important insights into the rise of the family, the burden its members had to bear as the close relations of a queen, and its active role in the politics and culture of Joseon during a period of considerable political stability. The stones also contain information on the cultural background of the great calligraphers of the family, such as Min Yu-jung, Min Jin-hu, Min Jin-won and Min U-su, the relocation of graves, the statues of civil officials carved by Choe Cheon-yak, and other valuable information related with the culture of Joseon in its late phase.

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