Queen Sohye’s Instruction for Women
Queen Sohye (Queen mother Insu, Seongjong's mother)Joseon, 1737 (year 13 of Yeongjo)
Academy of Korean Studies
Seongnam-si, South Korea
This is an instruction book for women published in 1475 (year 6 of Seongjong) by Queen Sohye (1437-1504), a wife of Deokjong. Queen Sohye was appointed as the queen mother in 1475. The book has many different editions and this particular one seems to be a 1736 (year 12 of Yeongjo) edition. The beginning of a book has 「Eojaenaehunseo」 written by Queen Sohye, and 「Eojae naehunsoji」, and at the end of the book, there is an epilogue written by a civil servant Jo. The book has 7 chapters total, and has Korean endings to the Chinese phrases. According to the recipient document and collector’s mark, this book was given to the research office for an education of a crown prince.
- Title: Queen Sohye’s Instruction for Women
- Creator Lifespan: 1437 - 1504
- Creator Nationality: Korean (Joseon)
- Creator Gender: Female
- Creator Death Place: Changgyeongpalace, Seoul, South Korea
- Creator Birth Place: Seoul,South Korea
- Date: Joseon, 1737 (year 13 of Yeongjo)
- writing: Queen Sohye (Queen mother Insu, Seongjong's mother)
- location: Jangseogak, Academy of Korean Studies, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Rep. Korea
- composition: 3 books
- Physical Dimensions: w21.6 x h32.1 cm
- Original Title: Eojae naehun (어제내훈, 御製內訓)
- Korean caption: 1475년(성종 6) 추존왕 덕종(德宗)의 비인 소혜왕후(昭惠王后, 1437~1504)가 편찬한 여성 교훈서이다. 1475년은 소혜왕후가 왕대비로 책봉받은 해이다. 내훈은 여러 판본이 있는데 이 책은 1736년(영조 12) 본으로 추정된다. 권수에 소혜왕후가 쓴 「어제내훈서」, 찬자 미상의 「어제내훈소지」와 목록이 있으며, 권말에 상의(尙儀) 조씨(曺氏)가 쓴 발문이 있다. 총 7개 장으로 이루어진 본문은 읽기 쉽도록 현토를 달았고 다시 한글로 풀이하였으며 내사인과 장서인으로 보아 세자시강원에 내린 책임을 알 수 있다.
- Provenance: Academy of Korean Studies
- Type: Metal type (Musin font)
- Rights: Academy of Korean Studies
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