Yuhujae Hall and Ok Stele

This shrine, Yuhujae, is dedicated to the memory of Jeongudang Jo Chi-u, and nearby stand jade steles bestowed on him by the king. Jo Chi-u (1459-1529) was a civil official during the reign of King Seongjong of Joseon. In 1494, the twenty-fifth year of King Seongjong, he passed the special byeolsa examination, and went on to serve as an examining official in the Office of Royal Decrees and then as a jeonjeok, a clerkship at the Seonggyungwan, the state Confucian academy, where he took part in compiling the Veritable Records of King Seongjong. After the restoration of King Jungjong he served as a censorial official and as magistrate of Daegu, earning praise for his benevolent rule. He was appointed head of the Saongwon, the office in charge of royal food provisions, but declined the post so that he could care for his mother, and he himself died while still observing mourning for her. After his death, the court bestowed two jade steles on him in recognition of his integrity and filial devotion. The jade steles are preserved beneath a stele pavilion; each has a rectangular body topped with a beautiful capstone carved in the shape of a flower bud. A third jade stele survives at Mogwangjae, the shrine to his wife, in Changwon, Gyeongnam.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongcheon, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료