국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Petition to Royal Secret Inspector from Confucian Scholars
  • Nationality/Period

    Joseon Dynasty

  • Materials

    Paper

  • Category

    life in society - social system - document - private document

  • Dimensions

    94.7x58.0cm

  • Accession Number

    Gu 255

This document is a petition submitted by twenty-seven local Confucian scholars, including Yi Yak-chae, to a royal secret inspector. It requests the central government to award a citation recognizing the exemplary filial piety displayed by Yi Sang-deok. It contains the names and signatures of the twenty-seven petitioners, along with the royal inspector’s promise that the matter would be handled in due course.