A Study on the Emergence and Succession of Family Mottos in the Late Period of the Joseon Dynasty: Based on the Cases of the Rhojongpa Family of Yun from the Papyeong Clan

This study has considered the emergence and succession of family mottos in the late period of the Joseon Dynasty, based on the cases of the Rhojongpa family of Yun from the Papyeong clan. The Rhojongpa family of Yun from the Papyeong clan moved in Nisanhyeon town, and his son Yun Chang-se took up the residence in Byeongsari village. Afterward, ｢Family Mottos｣ were written by Yun-hwang, followed by ｢Family Sect Rules｣ of Yun Sun-geo, ｢ Book on Funeral Rite｣ and ｢Book on Ancestral Ritual of Yun-jeung, and ｢Book on Family Heritance｣ of Yun Gwang-so, in turn. These texts on family mottos were finally compiled in ｢Law of the Rhoseong Family｣ by Yun Hong-gyu. These texts were left finished, as descendants themselves had practiced and passed down the family mottos of the ancestors to write the sequels to ｢Family Mottos｣, complementarily, according to the way they needed. Taking this into account, it must be noted that descendants not only practiced and passed down the family mottos but also undertook the activity of writing. Besides, these family mottos were written in a form of Haengyeseo or Code on Courtesy, for the purpose of practicing the Confucian idea. from the first time. In this regard, the family of Yun from the Papyeong clan reflected the Code on Courtesy advocated by Seoins, with the focus on practicing the four ceremonial occasions of coming of age, wedding, funeral, and ancestral rites, and put weight on frugal life that the family emphasized since there had started appearing the family mottos, in constant concert with the trend of periodic custom. This shows that the family of Yun from the Papyeong clan established their specific family courtesy by continuing to practice family mottos and compile books on family mottos, over an about 2-century period.