This is a fan portrait commissioned by Kang Yi-cheon (1768–1801) to depict his own likeness on a fan. While fans were used for all kinds of paintings, it is rare in the history of portrait art for a portrait to be painted on a fan, a personal item carried by the public. Although he was only 18 years old—a young age to paint a portrait—it seems likely that he did so with the intention of continuing the legacy of his grandfather, Kang Se-hwang (17…
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This is a fan portrait commissioned by Kang Yi-cheon (1768–1801) to depict his own likeness on a fan. While fans were used for all kinds of paintings, it is rare in the history of portrait art for a portrait to be painted on a fan, a personal item carried by the public. Although he was only 18 years old—a young age to paint a portrait—it seems likely that he did so with the intention of continuing the legacy of his grandfather, Kang Se-hwang (17…