Uigweとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Uigwe is a collection of royal protocols of the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1910) which records and prescribes through text and stylized illustration the important ceremonies and rites of the royal family. Whenever a national ceremony or banquet directed by the government occurred, a temporary office called Dogam (都監) was established and took charge of the event. After the event was finished, the office transformed into an office Uigwecheong and compiled a book regarding the event for future similar events. It has been designated as one of the UNESCO's Memory of the World. Most of surviving uigwe are kept at Kyujanggak and Jangseogak libraries (the former Royal Libraries), and Bibliothèque nationale de France. During its occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945, Japan had seized 160 volumes of the uigwe. In November 2010, a formal agreement between Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak arranged for the transfer of these and other Korean artifacts to the Republic of Korea.