The Process of Painting an ‘Eojin,’ a Joseon King’s Royal Portrait — King Taejo, Yi Seong-gye
A Korean painter shows how an eojin (어진, a royal portrait) is made, based on the portrait of King Taejo, Yi Seong-gye — and why Joseon's founder wears a rare blue dragon robe.
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Hello, this is Kim Hyun-jung Art Center ^^
Have you heard of the eojin (어진, a royal portrait of a king)?
You may well have — an eojin is a portrait of the king.
Today I've come with a video capturing the process of creating one!
I based the work on the eojin of King Taejo, Yi Seong-gye, the founder of the Joseon dynasty.
When you picture a king's gollyongpo (곤룡포, the royal dragon robe), what color comes to mind? Most people think of red first.
Yet, unusually, in King Taejo's eojin he wears a blue gollyongpo. That blue, rather than crimson, often puzzles people.
There are a few theories. One persuasive view notes that the Goryeo dynasty revered the color blue, and since Taejo's reign was not far removed from Goryeo, he is shown in a blue robe.
Also, since Joseon received a crimson gollyongpo bestowed from China in 1444, it's thought likely that the original of this portrait was painted sometime before that date.
I hope that clears up your curiosity — I'll be back with another video ^^
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