Portrait of Gimsiseup

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1497

Category

Painting

Era

조선중기

Designated year

2006

Location

종로구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 종로구 우정국로 55(견지동) 불교중앙박물관

Coordinates

37.573893, 126.981882Kakao address conversion

Let alone the historical importance of the subject, this half-length portrait of famous writer Kim Si-seup (1435-1493) by an anonymous painter is estimated as a significant piece depicting an early Joseon-period man dressed in plain clothes. A talented writer but perpetual dissident, Kim is portrayed wearing a pale pink robe and a black bamboo hat with an amber string. A three-quarter view from the left, both his hands are folded under the sleeves. The face and the robe are deftly rendered with restraint using a delicate color wash in a faint skin tone with slightly darker shades. Writing on his impression of the portrait, Seo Yu-yeong (1801-1874) aptly described the face as “melancholic with frowning eyebrows.

Location