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A Book on Producing Royal Portraits
Government of Korean EmpireKorean Empire, 1902 (Gwangmu 6)
Academy of Korean Studies
Seongnam-si, South Korea
This uigwe records the process of producing Emperor Gojong and his crown prince’s portraits. This took place from September 1901 (Gwangmu 5) to May 1902. The main event was placing the portraits in Junghwajeon and Taegeukjeon. These two buildings belonged to Punggyeong palace which was a secondary palace of the Empire. There are four types of Emperor’s portraits in which the emperor wears king’s robe, king’s crown, military uniform, etc., and the crown prince had one more type with him wearing a different uniform. Jangseogak has two more books other than this uigwe.
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- Title: A Book on Producing Royal Portraits
- Creator: Government of Korean Empire
- Creator Nationality: Korean (Korean Empire)
- Date: Korean Empire, 1902 (Gwangmu 6)
- location: Jangseogak, Academy of Korean Studies, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Rep. Korea
- heritage preservation: Memory of the World (세계문화유산) [in 2007, UNESCO]
- composition: 1 book
- Physical Dimensions: w25.5 x h31.5 cm
- Original Title: Eojin dosa dogam uigwe (어진도사도감의궤, 御眞圖寫都監儀軌)
- Korean caption: 1901년(광무 5) 9월부터 1902년 5월까지 거행된 고종 황제 어진(御眞)과 황태자 예진(睿眞)의 제작 과정을 기록한 의궤이다. 이 행사는 고종이 평양에 지은 황실 이궁(離宮)인 풍경궁(豐慶宮)의 태극전과 중화전에 어진과 예진을 봉안하기 위한 것이었다. 어진은 면복(冕服)본, 익선관(翼善冠)본, 군복대(軍服大)본, 군복소(軍服小)본 등 4본이며, 예진은 여기에 복건(服巾)본이 더해져 총 5본으로 제작된 큰 행사였다. 장서각에는 이 의궤 이외에도 2종이 더 있다.
- Provenance: Academy of Korean Studies
- Type: Manuscript & Painting
- Rights: Academy of Korean Studies
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