Signboard for Daeanmun, the former name of the main gate of Gyeongun Palace (present-day Deoksu Palace). It's the largest signboard in collection of the National Palace Museum of Korea. [NEWS1]

Different signboards in the National Palace Museum's collection. [NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM OF KOREA]

Signboard from Gyeongung Palace (present-day Deoksu Palace) with a colorful frame and cloud-shaped bars. [NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM OF KOREA]

Traditional materials used to produce royal signboards [YIM SEUNG-HYE]

This signboard was produced in 1745 to record King Yeongjo's feelings after being absent from rites at Mangmyoru Pavilion. It's the only surviving royal Joseon signboards in the National Palace Museum's collection that has a hinged door. [NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM OF KOREA]

“Signboard with a Record on a Shrine to Patriotic Heroes,” produced in 1582, is inscribed with the history of Uiyeolsa, a shrine dedicated to loyal subjects during the reign of King Uija of the Baekje Kingdom and of King Gongmin of the Goryeo Dynasty. It's the oldest signboard in collection at the museum. [NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM OF KOREA]

Local reporters at the preview of the “Hyeonpan: Signboards Inscribing the Ideals of Joseon" exhibit on May 18 at the National Palace Museum of Korea. [NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM OF KOREA]

The "Signoards" section has an impressive wall displaying 20 signboards in different shapes and sizes. [NEWS1]

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