| Jeong
Jae-yeong House (mid 18th century onward)
other
sites in Gyeongsangdo |
Gyeongsangdo, Korea |
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The Jeong Jae-yeong estate is located in the remote village of Sammae-ri, Imgo-myeon, Yeongcheon city. It was constructed in the early 18th century by Jeong Jung-gi (1685-1757) and his son Jeong Il-jan. Though the house now consists of only the main gate, the inner quarters (anchae), the master's quarters (sarangchae), and the family shrine (sadang), it is said to have originally had many buildings including an additional sarangchae and numerous store houses. To the northwest of the house is a pleasure pavilion called Sansujeong on a rocky cliff. The present owner is a 10th generation descendant of the founder.
The house is highly articulated to accommodate three generations of women. For example, the wife of the eldest son lived in the 'meoritbang', or "head room", while the wife of the master lived in the 'anbang'. The mother-in-law lived in retirement in the 'araetbang', or "outer wing room". These three rooms form a triangle around which the inner quarters is laid out in a square courtyard.
(The house is designated Important Folklore Material #24)
Site plan of Jeong Jae-yeong house.
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Plan copyright 2002-2003 ATA
Laboratory, Daejeon, Korea. Measured and drawn in August, 2002 by
the ATA team (including Tim Ciccone).
Bibliography:
All images
copyright 2003 Tim Ciccone. Photographed in August, 2002.
http://arch.hannam.ac.kr/~hpw/title.htm
Cultural Properties Administration.
ATA Laboratory, Daejeon, Korea.