Heukdanryeongpobon

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1477-3

Category

Painting

Era

18세기 후반

Designated year

2006

Location

수원시, 경기도— 경기도 수원시 팔달구 창룡대로 21 (매향동, 수원화성박물관)

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Chae Je-gong (1720-1799) was a renowned civil official of the late-Joseon Dynasty. He faithfully represented the political views of his faction on important issues to recover the honor of Crown Prince Sado, who was unfairly victimized, while playing an instrumental role in King Jeongjo's implementation of his policy of impartiality, by which he accorded equal favor to men of all political stripes in official appointments. In this Portrait of Chae Je-gong in Black Round-necked Robe, Chae is depicted wearing a black round-necked robe, including a rank badge featuring two cranes, and a black silk hat. The skillful rendering of the subject’s face is similar to the Portrait (in Official Robe) which was painted when he was 73 years old. Judging from the expression of the face and the clothes’ folds, the sense of volume, and the figured matt on the floor, which have been rendered in perspective, and the arrangement of the footrest and chair, it is assumed that Yi Myeong-gi painted this portrait too.