Chang Kyŏngju

In this Korean name, the family name is Chang.

Chang Kyŏngju (Korean: 장경주; Hanja: 張敬周; 1710 – ?) also known as Jang Gyeong-ju, was an 18th-century Korean court painter who worked within the Tohwasŏ (Royal Bureau of Painting), and served as the magistrate of Sacheon County. His pen name was Yebo (禮甫), and he was part of the Indong Jang clan, a family of painters.[1]

Chang supervised projects for royal events and was known for his skills in portrait painting. In 1744, he collaborated with other artists in an official portrait of King Yeongjo. He was also commissioned by King Yeongjo to paint two portraits of King Sukjong, with one of these enshrined in Yeonghuijeon Hall and the other in Seonwonjeon Hall at Gyeongbokgung Palace. He was the third generation of the Chang family to take part in this ongoing official project.[2]

Chang was the son of Chang Tŭkman (張得萬; 1684-1764) and an ancestor of Chang Hanjong.[3] He was a colleague of the painter Chŏng Hongnae.[4]

He achieved the title of second-ranked civil official, which was equal to a minister.[5]

Notable works

Together with a team of fellow court painters, he painted the portrait “Commemorative Album for King Yeongjo’s Entry into the Giroso Club of Senior Officials” (1744–1745). Other painters who worked on this portrait included his father Chang Tŭkman.[6]

In 1744 he painted a portrait of Yun Jeung with the inscription '崇禎紀元後再甲子四月摹' (Copy in April of the Jiazi year after the Chongzhen era), which has been designated as a national treasure.[7]

In 1746 he painted a half-length portrait of Ku T'aekgyu (1693–1754, 具宅奎), who was a scholar-official who was prominent during King Yeongjo's reign.[8]

A posthumous work is the Kisa Kyŏnghoech'ŏp, which is in the collection of the National Museum of Korea. The work was produced in 1745 to commemorate eight ministers who entered Kisa service in 1744. These included his father Tŭkman, Chŏng Hongnae and Cho Ch'anghŭi.[9]

References

  1. ^ 홍, 선표(홍익대학교 박물관, 회화사), "장경주 (張敬周)", 한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture] (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2025-05-04{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Cho, Insoo (2011). "Royal Portraits in the Late Joseon Period". Journal of Korean Art & Archaeology. 5: 8–23. doi:10.23158/jkaa.2011.v5_02. ISSN 2951-4983.
  3. ^ Song-mi, Yi (2024-03-05). Recording State Rites in Words and Images: Uigwe of Joseon Korea. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-97390-6.
  4. ^ "ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  5. ^ Kang, Kwan-shik. "The Bureau of Painting during the Joseon Dynasty: The Transformation of Institutional Systems Responding to Political Changes" (PDF). JKAA: Journal of Korean Art & Archaeology.
  6. ^ "National Museum of Korea Quarterly Magazine". National Museum of Korea Quarterly Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  7. ^ "A collection of portraits of Yun Jeung". KOREA HERITAGE SERVICE.
  8. ^ Lee (명지대학교), Taeho. "Two recently-discovered Yeongjo-era portraits of scholar-official Gu Taek-gyu". Korea Citation Index.
  9. ^ 홍, 선표(홍익대학교 박물관, 회화사), "장경주 (張敬周)", 한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture] (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2025-05-04{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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