Jo Ik (set) Artefacts

These are 16 myoji — tablets or stone plates inscribed with the name and deeds of the deceased and buried beside the tomb — recovered from the tomb of Jo Ik (1579–1655), a civil official of the late Joseon period. Jo Ik passed the civil service examination in 1602 and entered official life, but when Queen Dowager Inmok was confined, he resigned his post and withdrew into seclusion. When King Injo ascended the throne in 1623, Jo Ik was appointed Jwarang, a mid-level post in the Ministry of Personnel, and returned to court. He argued strongly for the implementation of the Daedongbeop (the Uniform Land Tax Law), and on the accession of King Hyojong he rose to the posts of Right State Councillor and Left State Councillor. In 1613 he gave up his post, built a thatched cottage at the foot of Mount Dogosan in Sinchang-hyeon, and spent the rest of his life there; through this connection he came to be buried in Yesan. The 16 epitaph tablets unearthed from Jo Ik's tomb, recording his career and achievements, shed light on him and on the royal court of his time. His collected writings, the 35-volume Pojeokjip, have also survived.

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Where it is

Region

Yesan, Chungnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료