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| Designation
Number |
Treasure
No.874 |
| Date
of Designation |
January
21, 1963 |
| Age |
37th
Year of King Seonjo, Joseon Dynasty
(1604) |
| Location |
244
Baekja-ri, Sanbuk-myeon, Yeoju-gun,
Gyeonggi-do |
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This is a hand-written copy of King Seonjo’s Royal
Message sent to Lee Chung-won, a high-ranking officer
of Wanyang, as a prize in 1604 (37th Year of King
Seonjo of Joseon Dynasty). Among the subjects who
attended the King when he was evacuated from the
capital during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in
1592, King Seonjo selected some Meritorious Guardian
Subjects and honored them with awards. The selected
subjects included Lee Hang Bok, and Lee Chung-won
was on the list standing at the 12th position as
a second grade Meritorious Guardian Subject. This
document is a role made of thick Korean traditional
paper attached by silk and is 298.8cm long including
the margin at both ends. The lines are drawn in
red and letters are written in the Haeseoche style.
On the issuing date at the end, a Royal Seal is
affixed.This message’s contents affirm Lee Chung-won’s
distinguished service to the King, the prizes and
privileges for the service, a list of meritorious
subjects and evidences for the service, etc. The
contents of the privileges and prizes are that Lee
and his family were awarded were a promotion to
a two-grades higher position, the eternal indulgence
for Lee’s first son, six private soldiers, nine
servants, four subordinates, farmland, silver, textiles
and one horse.
The meritorious subjects are divided into the groups
of ‘Hoseong’ and ‘Seonmu’. Hoseong are the subjects
who escorted the King from Seoul to Euiju and Seonmu
are the subjects who visited the Myeong Nation to
request for relieving forces. This document is crucial
material for researching the history of the Japanese
Invasion of Korea in 1592 and for biographical material
about Lee Choong Won. This message is also calligraphically
valuable as it was written by Seokbong, one of the
four greatest calligraphers in early Joseon period.
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