Sinjaehansanggyeong Portrait

This is a portrait of Han Sang-gyeong (1360-1425), a civil official active from the late Goryeo to the early Joseon period. Han Sang-gyeong's clan seat was Cheongju, and his pen name was Sinjae. In 1392, the fourth year of King Gongyang, he took part in the plot to enthrone Yi Seong-gye, and for this merit he was named a third-class merit subject under the title Ikdae Gaeguk Gongsin, meritorious subject for assisting in the founding of the dynasty. The Sinjaehansanggyeong Portrait reflects well the style of early Joseon portraiture. Clues to this include the shape of the official hat with its wings hanging downward, the pale pink dallyeong (round-collared official robe) worn without a rank badge, and the seungsang, a backless folding chair. Various clues indicate that this portrait is a 17th-century copy of an earlier original, yet its stylistic elements carry features characteristic of the 15th century. There is a title inscription in the upper left of the painting. In the upper right, Yi Gyeong-seok left an inscribed eulogy, which reveals that this work is a 17th-century copy of the original portrait of a Founding Merit Subject. The subject is seated in the chair with his head turned slightly to the right, his hands clasped together in front of him in the formal gongsu posture. The face is rendered in subdued colouring, faithfully following the simple depiction of the original. The portrait of Han Sang-gyeong shows, in its costume, the style of the late Goryeo to early Joseon transition, and is a 17th-century copy that also reflects the artistic character of the period in which it was recopied.

AI Translation

Where it is

Region

Namyangju, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산