Hapcheon Haeinsa Temple Jonsangdo Painting (Jeonsejodae King Portrait)

The "Portrait Traditionally Said to Be of King Sejo" was made in 1458, when Yun Sa-ro of the Jungchuwon (Central Deliberative Council) and Jo Seok-mun, chief royal secretary of the Seungjeongwon (Royal Secretariat), among others, had a portrait of King Sejo produced and enshrined at Geumgujeon Hall of Haeinsa Temple; judging from its present condition, it is thought to be a later copy. The portrait is evidence that Haeinsa Temple held an important position in the Buddhist world during the early Joseon period. Above the subject's head is a canopy of the kind usually installed inside Buddhist halls, and he is shown wearing a royal robe and seated in a chair, holding a ceremonial tablet with both hands, in a splendid and dignified pose. Around the king are two attendants holding fans, with a page boy below them holding a long-handled fan, and behind the king stands a five-panel folding screen painted with chrysanthemums. The portrait is painted in colour on silk and paper and dates to the second year of the Tianshun reign, that is, 1458, the fourth year of King Sejo of Joseon. The overall dimensions are 136 cm in height and 86 cm in width, while the painted surface measures 110.2 cm by 71.8 cm; the ground is pale green, with silk added at the top and bottom edges.

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Region

Hapcheon, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료