초록 열기/닫기 버튼
In portraits, the literati were represented in their formal attires in the late Joseon period. Among those, portraits of local magistrates were of great interest. They were enshrined in the shrines for living persons (saengsa 生祠) which were mostly established by the local people including low-level officers in provincial administration (hyangni 鄕吏) or local yangban family (hyangban 鄕班). The local people wanted to commemorate the magistrate’s remarkable achievements by building the shrine. Meanwhile, the local magistrate responded actively to the shrine-building project by the local people in the hope of making his name and image widely known to others and being remembered as a loyal subject or a generous, competent public official to future generations. The shrines for living persons were the most popular in Pyongyang, where the locals built the shrine for Lee Wonik (李元翼, 1547-1634) to commemorate his perfection as a governor in 1595. Shrines had been continuously established in the city for a number of its governors or specially dispatched officials, and their portraits had been painted and enshrined there for about 130 years (1595-1730).
키워드열기/닫기 버튼
portraits, the shrines for living persons, Pyongyang, Governors of Pyongyang, hyangni
