1978.484.91.1: Portrait Photograph of King Ko-chong Wearing Royal Robes and Standing on a Carpet
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1978.484.91.1
- Title
- Portrait Photograph of King Ko-chong Wearing Royal Robes and Standing on a Carpet
- Other Titles
- Alternate Title: King Ko-chong (King Gojong, 1852-1919; r. 1864-1907)
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- c. 1857-1874
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
- Period
- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
- Culture
- Korean
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/51973
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Technique
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- H. 13.6 x W. 10 cm (5 3/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Widener Library, Harvard University
- Accession Year
- 1978
- Object Number
- 1978.484.91.1
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- This photograph represents a mustachioed, middle-aged Korean gentleman standing in a room with a carpet on the floor and a plain backdrop at the rear. The gentleman wears the robes, belt, and boots of an official. Emblazoned with a dragon, a circular rank badge with scalloped edges appears on his chest; a similar but smaller dragon medallion appears on each shoulder. He wears a truncated conical hat. The attire-and particularly the dragon-embellished, circular rank badges-suggest that the gentleman likely is a royal prince.
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