Jeon Un-sang Portrait

This is a portrait of Jeon Un-sang (1694-1760), a military official of the late Joseon period. Jeon passed the military examination in 1717, the 43rd year of King Sukjong, at the age of twenty-four, and while serving as magistrate in Hamgyeong Province he practised benevolent government and was commended by the king. Painted in colour on silk, the portrait shows him seated in a chair, facing forward in a full-length seated pose and wearing dark-blue court robes; it measures 88.0cm wide and 136.5cm high. The chair is draped with a tiger skin, his two hands are folded politely within his sleeves, and his feet, in leather shoes, are turned outward in a figure-of-eight stance. His official robe bears a rank badge with a tiger design on the chest, over which a belt is worn. The face is lightly tinted in red, and the beard is rendered in fine detail with a small brush; the sharp eyes and gaunt face capture well the characteristics of a military man. There is no record of who painted it, but its brushwork matches that of Hanyudo (a Chungcheongnam-do Tangible Cultural Heritage), and it is presumed to have been painted around 1740, the 16th year of King Yeongjo, by the court painter Kim Hui-gyeom, who also painted Hanyudo. It shows no damage and is in good condition.

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Where it is

Region

Hongseong, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산