1978.484.91.1: Portrait Photograph of King Ko-chong Wearing Royal Robes and Standing on a Carpet

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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