Binding: Stab stitched five-hole binding, covers made of layers of handwriting practice sheets. First line reads: 嗚呼！先生而棄小子耶！小子之年尚少，先生之誨不倦，自以爲雖鈍劣之甚. Provenance: Purchased from Heritage Auctions on the William Edward Archer Fund, January 2015. Lot 94337. This well-preserved manuscript is a collection of obituaries written by family, friends and students of the deceased, Cho Kwangjin (Nul In). It is written in Chinese characters, but most likely to be Korean judged by family names of the deceased. Authors of the obituaries include 丁友, 壽聃, 甲教, and several others. The body of the obituaries typically comprises a summary of life, praise of the moral character, expressions of grief as well as the author’s past interactions with the deceased. Nul In is the nickname of Cho Kwangjin (1772-1840), a famous calligrapher from Joseon. He is considered one of the three most famous calligraphers in Joseon history.
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