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Certificate Bestowing a High Rank on a Participant to the Construction of Gyeongugung (An Honorific Title Bestowed to High-ranking Officials)
  • Nationality/Period

    Joseon Dynasty

  • Materials

    Paper

  • Category

    life in society - social system - document - official document

  • Dimensions

    32.0x33.3cm

  • Accession Number

    Sinsu15555

This certificate, which was issued in June1824, bestows the status of Gaseondaebu (a high rank of government official) on a man who would pay for the construction of Gyeongugung (a shrine for appeasing the spirit of a dead concubine of King Jeongjo). The name of the appointee is missing, and the contents are written in the cursive script. The certificate contains an official seal and a handwritten signature.