- Illustration of Royal Archery Rites
- Article No.
- Title 大射禮圖
- Artist
- Culture / Period Joseon 1743
- Dimensions 59.3x263cm
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Details
Daesarye refers to a royal military rite that involves an arrow-shooting ceremony attended by the king and his subjects following the worship rites in honor of Confucius at Seonggyungwan, or the Royal Confucian Academy.
This painting depicts an archery rite held on the 7th day of the 4th lunar leap month of the 19th year of King Yeongjo's reign (1743), indicating the determination of the king to achieve harmonious relations between sovereign and subject through the ceremony.
- Materials Ink and Color on Silk
- Genre Calligraphy and Painting