Hojo nanggwan gyehoedo (Gathering of Fiscal Officials)

The Hojo nanggwan gyehoedo depicts a gyehoe, a gathering of officials from the Hojo, the Joseon government office in charge of economic affairs such as tribute goods and taxation. It is painted on silk and measures 59 cm wide and 121 cm high. Gyehoedo, paintings recording such gatherings, usually have the name of the gathering written at the top, but this title is missing here. The participants, including An Hong, Yi Ji-sin and Kim Ik, are shown properly dressed in official attire, seated in a circle to the left and right around a central figure, with figures drawn smaller the further they are from the centre to indicate the members' rank. Painted around 1550, the fifth year of King Myeongjong, the work follows convention while also reflecting a major change of the mid-sixteenth century: unlike earlier gyehoedo, which focused mainly on the landscape background, here the gathering scene is given as much prominence as the landscape.

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Where it is

Region

Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Designation

Treasure · 보물