Portrait of Kim Jung-man

The Portrait of Kim Jung-man comprises three portrait paintings of Kim Jung-man, a military official of the mid-Joseon period. Kim Jung-man passed the military examination in 1712, the 38th year of King Sukjong, went on to suppress the Yi In-jwa Rebellion (1728), and later served as Naval Commander of Chungcheong Province. There is one relatively large painting, measuring 103cm by 170cm, and two smaller ones, each 29cm by 42.5cm. The larger portrait shows him seated in a chair, facing right, with both hands clasped together inside his sleeves. He wears the official hat and dark green official robe worn for ordinary duty, and his face has a brownish tint with clearly rendered features and shading. On his chest is a rank badge embroidered with two cranes and a gold-decorated belt, indicating that this portrait was painted while he held the civil office rank of Senior Second Rank. Of the remaining two, one is a leaf from a meritorious-subject album, with an account of his merits on one side and his portrait on the other; the other is a framed picture. Both use the same painting technique, but the album version has a tiger embroidered on the rank badge, while the framed version has a crane. Painted in the late Joseon period, these portraits follow the basic format of meritorious-subject portraits of the time, as seen in the tall official hat, the dark green robe, the exaggerated folds of the garment, the tiger-skin-covered chair and the footrest, making them notable works for the study of portrait painting.

AI Translation

Visiting

Visitor information: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Where it is

Region

Yongin, Gyeonggi

Designation

Treasure · 보물