Hojonanggwangyehoedo

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.870

Category

Painting

Era

조선 명종 5년(1550)

Designated year

1986

Location

용산구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 용산구 서빙고로 137 (용산동6가, 국립중앙박물관)

Coordinates

37.524041, 126.980350

Hojo nanggwan gyehoedo (Gathering of Fiscal Officials) depicts a meeting of the government officials from Hojo, the Ministry of Finance, who took charge of the tribute and tax. Drawn on silk, it measures 59 centimeters wide and 121 centimeters long. The name of the meeting is usually written on the upper side of this kind of paintings; in this painting, however, the meeting’s name is omitted. Nonetheless, the personal information written at the bottom suggests that this painting is about the meeting of the former and present officials of the Ministry of Finance, and that it was made around 1550 (fifth year of the reign of King Myeongjong of the Joseon Dynasty). The participants were An Hong, Yi Ji-sin, and Kim Ik. Decently dressed, they are sitting around the person at the center but in order of importance; the further from the inside, the smaller, and consequently less important, the figures appeared. Whereas this kind of gyehoedo (painting of the gathering of officials) produced before the mid-16th century briefly described the meeting scene and focused on the natural landscape around it, this painting displays different characteristics, with the scene of the meeting highlighted as much as its background. Therefore, it follows the former tradition but also reflects the changes in the mid-16th century.

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