Poet and calligrapher favored by King Sukjong; pen name Huiam
| Life | 1669 ~ 1731 |
| Era | 조선 후기 |
| Clan | 평강 채씨 |
Chae Paeng-yun (1669-1731) was a late Joseon official of the Pyeonggang seat, courtesy name Jung-gi and pen names Huiam and Eunwa. Academy of Korean Studies material says his father was the county magistrate Chae Si-sang. One account says he passed the civil examination and was chosen for the reading hall in 1689, the year of the Gisa purge, but the year of his success could not be cross-checked here.
He was famous for poetry and calligraphy; King Sukjong praised his talent and gave him royal wine and a tiger skin, and the Eungje sicheop, thirteen poems and essays he presented to the king, survives. He is recorded as composing and writing the inscriptions of the Daeheungsa rebuilding stele and history stele at Mount Duryun in Haenam. His works are the woodblock Huiam-jip in 29 volumes and the poetry anthology Sodae pungyo; the publication of the Huiam-jip was led by Chae Je-gong.
Accounts of his relation to Chae Je-gong differ. Since his father Chae Si-sang is recorded as Chae Je-gong's great-grandfather, Chae Paeng-yun would be a grandfather's brother (great-uncle), and some texts call him great-uncle and teacher, while others write great-grandfather, so the exact kinship is left open. He also wrote the postscript of Chae Yu-hu's Hoju-jip.
King Sukjong prized his poetic talent and gave him royal wine and a tiger skin; thirteen poems and essays he presented survive as the Eungje sicheop.
He is recorded as having composed and written the inscriptions of the Daeheungsa steles in Haenam, showing his fame in calligraphy as well as prose.
The Huiam-jip exists as a 29-volume woodblock edition, and the manuscript Pye-chu contains more works than the woodblock text, as presented at the 2023 symposium of the Suwon Hwaseong Museum. Its publication was led by Chae Je-gong.
The tomb was not confirmed here.