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Cho Hyun-myeong from Punhyang Cho Family
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCho Hyun-myeong from Punhyang Cho Family (조현명 초상 [趙顯命肖像]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Album painting, ink and color on silk; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.15.1
