History_Geek Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I know (pretty sure) this is a Korean Award Document for an Order of the Korean Taegeuk 5th Class. I can read most of the Japanese portion of the document. However, I do have a question. What is the symbol in the center of the document. Is this Korean? It is in the place where the Japanese Emperor would sign, so is this Emperor Sunjong signature? Should I post this question in the Korean forum? Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) What is the symbol in the center of the document State seal. I think chinese charachers are used. It is in the place where the Japanese Emperor would sign, so is this Emperor Sunjong signature? Must be Should I post this question in the Korean forum? Naaa We don`t have this one Regards, Nick Edited July 21, 2014 by JapanX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Ok. Now something special. 60 years ago US serviceman stole all Korean state seals (not bad! ) Only recently they were found in San Diego Here they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JapanX Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 More info here http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140315000083 http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140315000083 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History_Geek Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Nick, Thanks for the quick reply and great story about the seals. I love the history involved with this hobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 For those who may not know it, seals like these have been commonly used in China, Japan and Korea for years by governments, businesses and individuals much in the same way that Europeans use a signature. In many cases, you might find documents with no signatures, only seals (or chops) as they are frequently known. They are as binding (or more) than a signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogi Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 We do have a Korean section, although it is listed together in an Asia forum, Hard to find and I think this (Japan forum) is the best place for this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jktu Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Тhis is "nine folds" style. 大韓國璽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 國璽 - BIG SEAL 大韓 - Korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History_Geek Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 I have been looking around for Emperor Sunjong’s signature in Hangul on the web and in my library. This is as close as I got. It is from Wikipedia. They said Sunjong, the Emperor Yunghui, name in Hangul was 융희제. Given that Emperor in Korean is황제 (thanks google translate), then would make 융 Sunjong’s name. So, the last question is thus, does the signature on the document look like a stylized and signature form of 융. I am not sure, the signature on the document seems to be missing the bottom circle. Any thoughts? If it is an authentic signature, I wonder how rare a document like this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) ... does the signature on the document look like a stylized and signature form of 융. Close enough to me I wonder how rare a document like this is? Compare to what? Signed korean docs appear on the market from time to time, but of course these are much more rare than signed japanese docs Edited July 23, 2014 by JapanX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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