Okol

A hol is a flat tablet that court officials held in their hands while wearing official dress. Originally, if an official received a royal command or had a question to raise in the king's presence, he would write it down on the tablet for the record, though in later ages this became merely ceremonial. From the time Silla adopted Tang-dynasty court dress until the end of the Korean Empire, the hol was an essential item for anyone holding office. Officials of the first to fourth rank carried tablets made of ivory, while those of the fifth rank and below used wooden ones. This hol, known as Okol, is made of bluish-white jade. It was bestowed on Choe San-du in 1513, the eighth year of King Jungjong of Joseon, and bears the incised inscription "一人有慶寶命維新" ("When the one man enjoys good fortune, the precious mandate is renewed"). Choe San-du was a civil official of the early Joseon period who passed the civil service examination in 1513, the eighth year of King Jungjong, and rose through posts including Ijo jeongnang (senior secretary of the Ministry of Personnel), Jangnyeong (censor of the Office of the Inspector General), and Sain (secretary of the State Council).

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Where it is

Region

Gwangyang, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산