Jeon Sik Portrait

This is a portrait of Saseogong Jeon Sik (1563–1642), a civil official of the mid-Joseon period. Jeon Sik passed the lower civil examination (samasi) in 1589, the 22nd year of King Seonjo, and during the Japanese invasions of 1592–98 he raised a militia and won great merit fighting off the invaders. In 1603, the 36th year of King Seonjo, he passed the higher civil examination and went on to hold posts including Jeonjeok and Assistant Section Chief at the Ministry of Rites, then magistrate of Ulsan and regional inspector of Jeolla-do. During the Manchu invasion of 1636 he again raised a militia and distinguished himself, and afterwards rose through further offices including Daesagan and Daesaheon. The portrait is painted on ramie cloth and mounted on silk, a hanging scroll 92 cm wide and 136 cm high, showing him full-length, seated in a chair and facing to the right. He wears an official's cap and the ceremonial robes of a civil official, his hands clasped together inside his sleeves. It was originally painted in ink alone on the ramie ground, but colour was added later, including to the face and chest. The chest area is embroidered with a lotus and an owl, an important record of the embroidery style of the period. Although the painting has suffered considerable damage, it remains a highly valuable example of the typical portraiture style of the early 19th century.

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Region

Okcheon, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산