Joseonwangjouigwe(2016-4)

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1901-4

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선시대 후기

Designated year

2016

Location

사천시, 경상남도— 경상남도 사천시 시청로 77 (용현면, 사천시청)

Coordinates

35.003588, 128.064747Kakao address conversion

Joseon wangjo uigwe (The Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty) is a vast collection of books (generically called Uigwe) illustrating the details of important royal rituals and ceremonies of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Resulted from the tradition rarely found in other dynasties including those in China, the books are tangible evidence to show the zeal and commitment of the Joseon dynasty to the Confucian ethical principles and the system of record keeping on state affairs. This Uigwe collection, currently stored in the city hall of Sacheon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, consists of three books in three volumes under the titles, Seijongdaewang taesilseok nangan sugae uigwe (The Royal Protocols on the Repair of the Stone Railings for the King Sejong's Placenta Chamber), Sejongdaewang danjongdaewang taesil sugae uigwe (The Royal Protocols on the Repair of the Stone Railings for the Placenta Chambers of King Sejong and King Danjong), and Sejongdaewang danjongdaewang taesil pyoseok gyeollipsi uigwe (The Royal Protocols on the Construction of the Stone Railings for the Placenta Chambers of King Sejong and King Danjong). Of the three, the first is particularly highly regarded as it is the oldest known example of a document of this type produced by the Joseon Dynasty.

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