Gungnyeo.27s roles Gungnyeo

in reenactment of royal wedding ceremony, 2 models acting gungnyeo assist model of queen in red robe.

gungnyeo can described type of luxurious slaves royal private life, needed in departments in charge of clothing, cooking , housing among others. such places jimil ( innermost quarter , waiting closely on royalty), chimbang (the sewing department), subang (the embroidery department), 2 sojubang; naesojobang , oesojubang, 1 preparing daily meals, preparing food banquets, saenggwabang (the dessert department), , sedapbang (the laundry department).

in addition 7 departments, 4 other departments existed: sesugan (洗手間, department in charge of king , queen s washing , bathing), toeseongan (退膳間; food arrangement room), bogicheo (僕伊處, department making fires), deungchokbang (燈燭房 department lanterns , candlelight).

in terms of more common individual s household jimil nain, had highest standing in gungnyeo society, acted personal maid mistress. nain (assistant court ladies) @ chimbang, , subang seamstresses while nain @ sojubang , saenggwabang kitchen-maids. sedapbang managed laundry; in common families, female slaves did cleaning, while experienced housewives ironed , smoothed laundry pounding. jimil nain had highest social status while nain @ chimbang, , subang next in status. wear chima (a bulky skirt) in way yangban women did, , allowed privilege let down long without wearing apron. since worked on floor or in room, these nain did not need fold skirt, unlike nain @ sojubang, , sedapbang. nain @ other departments rolled skirt apron. likewise, former 3 departments have saenggaksi (생각시, young nain hairstyle called saeng or sayang ), while young nain @ others not bind hair saeng had let down in long braids.