Munseonggong Shrine of Sosuseowon Confucian Academy, Yeongju

The Munseonggong Shrine of Sosuseowon Confucian Academy in Yeongju is a shrine within the academy grounds used for ancestral rites. It enshrines An Hyang as the principal figure of worship, together with the spirit tablets of An Chuk (posthumous title Munjeong-gong), An Bo (posthumous title Mungyeong-gong) and Ju Se-bung (posthumous title Munmin-gong). The building measures three bays across the front and three bays deep, with a straight gabled roof. It stands on a low platform finished with dressed rectangular stones, on which round column bases support columns with a gentle entasis. Bracket blocks sit atop the columns, from which bracket arms project to support the purlin plate of the eave purlin through small supporting blocks; in the direction of the beam an ox-tongue-shaped bracket arm projects outward, while inward-facing struts shaped like beam supports carry the beam of the side bay, together forming a single-bracket-arm (cho-ikgong) structure. The roof frame is of the five-purlin type: the main beam spans between a tall column at the front and an ordinary column at the rear, short king-post columns fitted with bracket arms support the upper beam, and above this a board-shaped king post supports the ridge purlin. Wind boards are fitted to the gable ends of the roof on both sides. Retaining walls of dressed stone have been built on the left side and to the rear of the building, the shrine is enclosed on all sides by a stone wall, and there is a single outer gate at the front with a side gate on the right. Memorial rites are held every year on the first jeong day (a day marked by the cyclical sign 丁) of the third and ninth lunar months, and a holgi document recording the order and procedure of these rites, written in Ju Se-bung's own hand, has been passed down to this day.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Treasure · 보물