Portrait of a Young Officer, 1921. Chae Yongshin (Korean, 1848-1941). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 156.4 x 87.3 cm (61 9/16 x 34 3/8 in.); painting only: 127 x 71.1 cm (50 x 28 in.). Wearing a dark-green court uniform, a man is seated in a chair covered with a leopard skin, a gift from the royal court to a newly appointed officer. The embroidered rank badge with a design of a single flying crane identifies the sitters bureaucratic status: the third ranked officer. In this work, the painter Chae Yongshin (1848-1941) rendered a young officers shy smile, giving a glimpse into his mixed feelings of confidence and anxiety about upcoming bureaucratic career.

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Portrait of a Young Officer, 1921. Chae Yongshin (Korean, 1848-1941). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 156.4 x 87.3 cm (61 9/16 x 34 3/8 in.); painting only: 127 x 71.1 cm (50 x 28 in.). Wearing a dark-green court uniform, a man is seated in a chair covered with a leopard skin, a gift from the royal court to a newly appointed officer. The embroidered rank badge with a design of a single flying crane identifies the sitters bureaucratic status: the third ranked officer. In this work, the painter Chae Yongshin (1848-1941) rendered a young officers shy smile, giving a glimpse into his mixed feelings of confidence and anxiety about upcoming bureaucratic career.

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