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18th century

Portrait of a Scholar

Artist/maker unknown

In the eighteenth century, during the Joseon period in Korea, portraiture became one of the most important traditions within the field of painting.

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Portrait of a Scholar

Portrait of a Scholar shows a male figure dressed in a wrap coat with a thick collar band and a matching hat. The man portrayed here was most likely a member of the literati, a highly educated group within the Korean upper classes.
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