Jeongjo Hangeureochalcheop

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2169

Category

Books & Records

Era

(1752~1759)년 ~1798년

Designated year

2022

Location

용산구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 용산구 서빙고로 139 (용산동6가, 국립한글박물관)

Coordinates

37.521069, 126.980486Kakao address conversion

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The Korean-script letter collection of King Jeongjo comprises fourteen personal written communications that King Jeongjo (1752-1800) composed in Korean script directed to his maternal aunt Lady Yeheung Min. These letters span his crown prince period through his reigning decades (1759-1800). The correspondence documentation provides comprehensive evidence for observing fifty-year transformation of Jeongjo's Korean calligraphic artistic style, beginning from his youthful crown prince period communications through his mature royal composition practices. These written communications establish valuable comparative context for understanding contemporary court women's established writing traditions and calligraphic conventions. Substantively, the correspondence emphasizes seasonal greeting conventions, persistent inquiries concerning maternal aunt's personal wellbeing and health status, thereby revealing humanistic personality dimensions of this politically-significant historical figure extending far beyond conventional historiographic evaluation frameworks focused exclusively on political contributions. The collection includes two large-character calligraphic specimen examples alongside the primary letter components. This Korean-script letter album collection provides crucial documentary evidence for understanding single-monarch biographical continuity through personal correspondence channels. Additionally, the collection permits substantive manuscript documentation of individual royal calligraphic stylistic development across extended temporal periods. The collection maintains its original decorative binding format presentation, thereby preserving aesthetic and artistic value throughout its complete physical presentation. As significant primary source documentation of Joseon royal court cultural practices, this personal correspondence contributes substantially to contemporary understanding of dynastic society organization and individual monarch personality expression through intimate personal communication record preservation.

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