Jobok are the court attire that officials wore when offering felicitations to the king on days of celebration or while presenting a document containing their advice. As a geumgwan, which means gilt headgear, is included, jobok are also called geumgwanjobok. The attire consisted of gilt headgear, red robe, red outer skirt, inner silk coat, broad waistband, rank-specific leather belt, lap cover, rear drape, jade ornaments, silk socks, leather shoes, and hand-held tablet. Status was differentiated by the number of ridges on the headgear, the material used for the belt and hand-held tablet, the rear drape pattern, and the color of the jade ornaments. This ceremonial courtier's robe was worn by Heungseon Daewongun, father of King Gojong.
