A Reconsideration of the Establishment & Revision of Official's Gongbok During Emperor Hongwu's Reign of the Ming Dynasty

This paper researches the system of the official`s gongbok(公服) during the reign of emperor Hongwu(洪武帝) in the Ming dynasty, and it is based on DaMingLing(大明令), DaMingJili(大明集禮), HongwuLizhi(洪武禮制), ZhusiZhizhang(諸司職掌), DaMingHuidian(大明 會典), MingTaizuShilu(明太祖實錄), and MingShi(明史). Official`s gongbok is consisted of clothes, belt(帶), bokdu, scepter(笏), and black shoes. The system of official`s gongbok wa schanged through three stages. First, the system of the Yuan dynasty(元代) was maintained in January, 1368, which was the first year of the emperor`s reign. Second, the gongbok system was established in November, 1368. The system stated that the clothes had to be red-colored(赤色) regardless of rank and the belt was divided into okdai(玉帶), seodai (犀帶), gumdai(金帶), and kwangsoeundai (光素銀帶). Third, the system was revised in June, 1391, which was the 24th year of his reign. According to the rank, the clothing colors were divided into scarlet(緋色), blue(靑色), and green(綠色). The belt was divided into okdai, seodai, gumdai, and ogaggai(烏角帶). `Hongmu26nyunjung(洪武26年定)` recorded on the Wanli`s edition(萬曆本) of the DaMingHuidian has the meaning of ZhusiZhizhang regulations.