Portrait of an Official, 1600s-1700s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtDuring the Joseon period,
Portrait of an Official, 1600s-1700s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtDuring the Joseon period, portraiture was a popular painting genre. Families used these painted images in their ancestor-worship rites. Portraits of kings and their loyal retainers were also commissioned. This imposing figure was probably a court official, because he wears a black-lacquered horsehair cap and a lavishly embroidered panel appears on his robe. The appearance of both hands—a rare feature in official Korean portraiture—adds a note of individuality.Size: Painting only: 150.4 x 94.6 cm (59 3/16 x 37 ¼ in.); Including mounting: 233.7 x 123.5 cm (92 x 48 5/8 in.)Medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silkhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1982.35 -- source link
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