Hongseodae

This is a belt worn by Joseon-period officials over their hanbok or official robes. It is called "seodae" (rhinoceros-horn belt) because it is decorated on the outside with ornaments made of water-buffalo horn; the Daejeon Hoetong, a Joseon legal code, records it as one of the important ceremonial items worn by officials of the first senior rank (jeong-1-pum). In form, the belt is made of several layers of hanji (traditional mulberry paper) glued together, with thin, trimmed pieces of water-buffalo horn attached on the outside, and a metal fastener fixed at the front for wearing it. It was bestowed in 1392, the second year of King Taejo, when the Samcheok region was raised to the status of a bu (prefecture). The Hongseodae is kept together with the Seodaegichaek, its accompanying record book, in Bodaeunhan-gak, a hall within Siljik Wangmyo, the Royal Shrine of King Siljik.

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Where it is

Region

Samcheok, Gangwon

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산