Clothes Excavated from the Tombs of the Gwangju Yi Clan, Gwacheon

These costumes of the Gwangju Yi clan were unearthed around 20 April 1979 from the tomb of Yi Eon-ung and that of his daughter-in-law of the Cheongju Han clan, when the Gwangju Yi clan's ancestral graveyard at Makgye-ri, Gwacheon-myeon, Siheung-gun, Gyeonggi-do, was relocated for the construction of Namseoul Grand Park. Yi Eon-ung's birth and death years are unknown, but judging from those of his son and grandson he is presumed to have lived during the reigns of King Jungjong and King Seonjo. The Cheongju Han-clan woman was a granddaughter of Princess Uihye, King Jungjong's second daughter, and the wife of Yi Jib-il (1574-1613); she died not long after her marriage. From their tombs, garments such as danryeong (round-collared robes) and cheollik, together with burial-shroud items, were recovered. Because the clan donated the men's and women's garments together, it was difficult to tell which pieces belonged to Yi Eon-ung and which to the Cheongju Han-clan woman. However, an ornate skirt was excavated, and the jeogori found with it mostly have straight, rectangular collars and are made of fabrics such as flower-patterned satin and gold-thread satin, showing that these are the jeogori of the Cheongju Han-clan woman. The jeogori and skirt made from such splendid fabrics vividly show the dress and taste of women from scholar-official families in the sixteenth century.

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Yongin, Gyeonggi

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National Folklore Heritage · 국가민속문화유산