Sodeungjaesa Ritual House of the Andong Gwon Clan, Andong

This is a jaesa, a ritual house used for ancestral rites, located below the tomb of Gwon Gon (1427-1502), and is also known as Chuwonjae. It was first built in 1775, the 51st year of King Yeongjo of Joseon, and moved to its present site in 1830, the 30th year of King Sunjo. A record of the building's original construction and later relocation is inscribed on the main beam of the anchae, so its history is clearly documented. The house's name, Sodeungjaesa, is taken from the name of the local area. A straight-line anchae and a U-shaped, ㄷ-shaped arraechae face each other, forming an open square, ㅁ-shaped layout, with the open sections closed off by a wall. At the left end of the arraechae stands an attached straight-line building called the jusa, or kitchen quarters. The central six bays of the anchae form a daecheong, a wooden-floored hall, with two heated rooms at each end. The left-hand room is called seojae and the right-hand room dongjae; during ancestral rites, participants are divided between them according to age. The arraechae facing the anchae has two gates, one on each side, with a storeroom and a stable between them. The room and wooden floor on the right of the arraechae are where food offerings for the rites are prepared, while the left side of the arraechae has a room and a kitchen. This building follows the typical form of a jaesa in the Yeongnam region, and is a very rare example in which the records of its original construction and later relocation survive clearly. Its structure and condition also preserve well the appearance it had when first built, making it valuable material for the study of Joseon-period jaesa architecture. This heritage site is generally open to visitors, but access may be restricted due to the owner's personal circumstances.

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Where it is

Region

Andong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

National Folklore Heritage · 국가민속문화유산