Reconstructing a king's face from memory
Jeonju City's official cultural calendar lists Drawing from Memory — Chusa and Danjong at Eojin Museum, Basement Level 1, Open Courtyard, from October 22 through December 27, 2026. Inquiries: 063-281-8680.
What does 'chusa' mean here?
In this exhibition, chusa (追寫) means reconstructing a royal portrait after the subject's death from memories and transmitted accounts when no lifetime portrait survives. It is not a reference to the calligrapher Kim Jeong-hui, whose pen name was Chusa. The central exhibit is a reproduction of King Danjong's royal portrait donated by Yeongwol County in 2022, used to explain how royal portraits and government-standard portraits were made.
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