Portraits of Cho Hyun-myeong and Cho Jae-ho, early 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Album painting, ink and color on silk; image: x cm (14 x 10 3/4 in.); mounted: x cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/16 in.). These two portraits are of members of the Cho family, which originated from the area of Pungyang. Cho Jae-ho (1702-1762) on the left is the cousin of Cho Hyun-myeong on the right. Both were High State Councilors, called yeong-uijeong, and the Cho family ordered these two portraits as a family honor. Korean portraits were copied for sharing at each family Confucian ritual; sim
Portraits of Cho Hyun-myeong and Cho Jae-ho, early 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Album painting, ink and color on silk; image: x cm (14 x 10 3/4 in.); mounted: x cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/16 in.). These two portraits are of members of the Cho family, which originated from the area of Pungyang. Cho Jae-ho (1702-1762) on the left is the cousin of Cho Hyun-myeong on the right. Both were High State Councilors, called yeong-uijeong, and the Cho family ordered these two portraits as a family honor. Korean portraits were copied for sharing at each family Confucian ritual; similar portraits are still in the collection of the Cho family in Korea.
Size: 3400px × 2174px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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