Seo-gyeo-yu-muk (西溪遺墨) of Park Sedang: Conversation between Master and Pupil and Sincere Record of Life

이 글은 박세당의 글씨첩인 「西溪遺墨」을 통해 朴世堂(1629~1703)이란 한 學人의생생한 삶의 모습을 미시적 관점에서 분석한 것이다. 「西溪遺墨」(보물제1674호)은 박세당의 여러 서첩 중에서도 문화사적 가치가 가장 돋보일 뿐만 아니라 李正臣(1660~1727)이란 門人과의 대화첩이라는 점에 또 다른 특징이 있다. 특히 여기에 수록된 서간의 대부분은 『西溪集』에도 수록되지 않은 유일한 원본이라는 점에서도 자료적 가치가 자못 특별하다. 박세당의 학자·관료로서의 면모는 여러 글을 통해 논의되었지만 정작 한 시대를 주도하며 석학 또는 정치가로 일컬어지는 역사적 존재의 삶의 구체적 모습들을 세밀하게 분석한 것은 드물다. 이 점에서 이 글은 박세당 뿐만 아니라 조선후기 양반 사대부들의 생활인으로서의 모습에 한 걸음 더 다가서는 계기가될 것으로 기대한다.

This is the writing to describe the lively scenes of life of Park Sedang in detail through Seo-gyeo-yu-muk (Treasure No. 1674). Seo-gyeo-yu-muk has the most historical and cultural value among several specimens of handwriting of Park Sedang. Also it has another feature that it is the dialogue with the disciple called Lee Jungshin. In particular, most of letters, which are contained in this writing, are the unique original document that are not even included in the collection of Park Sedang’s works; thus, it is a valuable data. In addition, its contents are trivial and intimate so that it was not included in the collection Park Sedang’s works. The aspect of Park Sedang as a scholar and public officer, which was represented by politics and ideology, has been discussed through several writings; however, there have been only few that analyzed from the microscopic viewpoint the concrete figure of his life in terms of historical existence, which was heralded as a great scholar or politician as leading an era. In this regard, it is expected that this writing will be an opportunity to get one step closer to the scene of living character of yangban literati during the late Joseon dynasty as well as Park Sedang.