Geunsarok (Book for confucianism)
wood block printing in chinese ink on paper
Goryeo dynasty, 1370
14.4cm X 25.7cm

Designated as Treasure No. 1077-1

Geunsarok is a rare woodblock print from the Goryeo period, which includes excerpts from Chinese philosophers of Daoism from the Song Dynasty, like Zhou Dunyi,  Cheng Yi , and Zhang Zai. It is a reader in Neo-Confucianism with 622 sections categorized in to 14 parts about achieving self-development and governing one’s home to govern one’s country and the world, as well as requirements for everyday life. This is a private copy owned by the Seongsan Lee clan and dated 1370 (19th year of King Gongmin of Goryeo). It is a reprinted version of the second of 14 volumes.