King’s Ceremonial Robe with Nine Embroidered Symbols

The gujangbok was the robe worn by the king when he dressed in myeonbok, formal ceremonial attire. When the king performed rites at Jongmyo Shrine and the altars of state, or attended court audiences in myeonbok, he wore the myeollyugwan, a beaded crown, on his head together with the gonbok, also called jangbok. The emperor wore the sibijangbok (Twelve-Symbol Robe), the king or crown prince wore the gujangbok (Nine-Symbol Robe), and the crown prince's son wore the chiljangbok (Seven-Symbol Robe). Of the two gujangbok here, one is made of eunjosa, a sheer silk gauze, and the other of a gapsa-type silk with a large circular dragon medallion woven on a plain silk (sunin) ground. The eunjosa gujangbok is a black unlined robe on which five of the nine emblems are depicted: on both shoulders a five-clawed dragon medallion is drawn in gold, with a red border running around the edge, and flame motifs are depicted at the front. On the back of the cuffs are embroidered, in sets of three, red flames symbolising brightness, green ritual vessels (jong) symbolising loyalty and filial piety, and the hwachung, a pheasant motif symbolising splendour and beauty, in red, green and indigo. The gapsa gujangbok is likewise a black unlined robe, with the same five emblems as the eunjosa gujangbok.

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Yongsan-gu, Seoul

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National Folklore Heritage · 국가민속문화유산