Yi Chae was a scholar who lived in late Joseon. This shows him at the age of 59. He is donning a black hat known as dongpagwan and a simui; a white scholar's jacket. The white jacket has a collar in a contrasting black band. A large sash woven with threads in five colors; representing the four cardinal directions and the center; drapes down from the mid-chest level.

The eyes staring straight ahead are meticulously depicted with great detail. As the eyes were increasingly regarded as the windows to the moral universe of the subject; they were a focal point of portraits from the late Joseon.

This painting is designated as the 1483rd National Treasure of Korea. Pictures From History