King Chongjo and Lady Hyegyong in a procession to the tomb of Princess Sado. Details from Royal Procession to the City of Hwasong. Courtesy of the National Museum of Korea

Illustrated manuscript of the royal ritual record of the sixtieth anniversary of the consummation in 1749 of the marriage of Lady Hyegyong, wife of the murdered Crown Prince Sado and mother of Chongjo, showing the polychrome court painting style. Ink and colors on Korean paper, dated 1809
 

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