Portrait of Yu Su

This is a portrait of Yu Su, a civil official of the mid-Joseon period, measuring 88 cm in width and 165.5 cm in height. Yu Su passed the civil service examination in 1721, the first year of King Gyeongjong, and rose to the rank of tongjeong daebu (senior third rank). The portrait is a full-length seated image showing the subject in a chair, looking to his right; the outline of the face is drawn naturally in line, expressing a gentle and mild character. The official's cap is made tall, reflecting the shape of caps worn at the time, and the blue-green official robe, together with the rank badge embroidered with a single crane and the belt, indicate his official status of the period. The tiger skin spread over the chair and the mat pattern on the footstool show the stylistic features of portraiture from the reign of King Yeongjo (r. 1724–1776). This portrait was painted in 1726, the second year of King Yeongjo, by the court painter Jin Jae-hae, and has been handed down together with the box in which it is kept. Not only is its date of production certain, but as a work by the court painter Jin Jae-hae it excellently expresses the style of eighteenth-century portraiture, making it a notable work.

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Region

Yongin, Gyeonggi

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Treasure · 보물