cma-korean-art:Cho Hyun-myeong from Punhyang Cho Family, 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Korean ArtT
cma-korean-art:Cho Hyun-myeong from Punhyang Cho Family, 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Korean ArtThese two portraits are of members of the Cho family, which originated from the area of Punhyang. 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: Image: 35.6 x 27.3 cm (14 x 10 ¾ in. Mounted: 44.4 x 33.2 cm (17 ½ x 13 1/16 in.)Medium: album painting, ink and color on silkhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1999.15.1 -- source link
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