Kim Jip Royal Patent

This is a royal patent (gyoji) issued by the king in 1661, the second year of King Hyeonjong of Joseon, ordering that Kim Jip (1574–1656) be enshrined in Jongmyo Shrine alongside King Hyojong. Kim Jip was a Confucian scholar of the mid-Joseon period. In 1610, the second year of King Gwanghaegun, he was appointed cham-bong, a junior custodian post, at Heolleung Royal Tomb, but did not take up the position, opposing King Gwanghaegun's disorderly rule. He later held posts including Dongbu-seungji and Ubu-seungji (royal secretariat positions), Vice Minister of the Ministries of Works and of Rites, and Inspector-General (Daesaheon), and during King Hyojong's reign he joined the king in planning a Northern Expedition against the Qing. He inherited the scholarship of Yi I and the ritual studies of Kim Jang-saeng and transmitted them to Song Si-yeol, forming the Giho School, which together with the Yeongnam School descended from Yi Hwang formed the two great pillars of Joseon Confucianism. After his death he was enshrined together in Munmyo Shrine and in King Hyojong's shrine, and was given the posthumous title 'Mungyeong.' Written on hanji paper measuring 5.45 cm by 83 cm, the document consists of 47 vertical lines totalling 464 characters. It praises Kim Jip's distinguished family and character, stating that the depth of his scholarship was unprecedented and that it was therefore fitting for him to be enshrined together in King Hyojong's shrine.

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Region

Nonsan, Chungnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료