Description Korean Ancestor Portrait of a Scholar
probably 19th century, ink and color on silk, the imposing figure depicted sitting, dressed in traditional formal attire of blue robe with black trim and hat, with attendant carrying a tray, and a table with two volumes in the background, later framed.
53-1/4" x 31-1/4", framed 57-1/4" x 35-1/4"
Provenance: Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, Sale 3887, Contents of the Residences of the Late Victoria Dreyfus at Madrey Farm, Brewster, New York, June 9-12, 1976, lot 610; Estate of John Stockwell Samuels III, Galveston, Texas.