Gwanbok

Gwanbok
Heuk dallyeongpo in the late 18th century
Korean name
Hangul	관복
Hanja	官服
Revised Romanization	gwanbok
McCune–Reischauer	kwanbok

Gwanbok is a Korean general term referring to historical business attires of government officials given by the government, with Rank badge on them to distinguish hierarchies.

In Korea, It began to be worn since Silla period until Joseon Dynasty. In the early Silla period, the official clothing system of Tang dynasty was introduced into Korea. Until Joseon Dynasty, the Gwanbok system was largely influenced by the clothing system of other cultures, especially by Chinese and nomadic cultures in Western Asia. However, Korea had a dual clothing tradition, in which rulers and aristocrats adopted different kinds of mixed foreign-influenced style, while the commoners had a distinct style of indigenous clothing that today is known as Hanbok.

There were several types of gwanbok according to status, rank, and occasion such as jobok, jebok, sangbok, gongbok, yungbok, and gunbok. Jobok was the gwanbok worn for special occasions such as national festivals, or announcement of royal decrees. Jebok was the gwanbok worn while an ancestor veneration ritual called jesa was held. Sangbok was worn as a daily official clothing while gongbok was worn when officers had an audience with the king at the palace. Yungbok was related to military affairs.

However, as the term in a narrow scope only denote the gongbok and sangbok, it means dallyeong, robe with a round collar.

Gallery

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  Gwanbok in the Goryeo period, 11th century.
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  Gwanbok in the Goryeo period, 14th century.
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  Gwanbok in the 15th century
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  Gwanbok in the 17th century
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  Geumgwan Jobok in the late 18th century
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  Sibok in the late 18th century
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  Gwanbok in the 19th century