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Portraits of Cho Hyun-myeong and Cho Jae-ho
early 1800s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
These two portraits are of members of the Cho family, which originated from the area of Pungyang. 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.
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- Title: Portraits of Cho Hyun-myeong and Cho Jae-ho
- Date Created: early 1800s
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 35.6 x 27.3 cm (14 x 10 3/4 in.); Mounted: 44.4 x 33.2 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/16 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.15
- Medium: album painting, ink and color on silk
- Original Title: 조현명·조재호 초상 (趙顯命·趙載浩肖像)
- Fun Fact: These two men belonged to the Pungyang Cho Clan, one of the most important political power houses in 18th-century Korea.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: ASIAN - Album leaf
- Accession Number: 1999.15
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