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A portrait of Crown Prince Sado at Sasindang in Gupabal, Seoul.
This work was created during the reign of King Sunjo in the 19th century, and the name of the artist is unknown. Since it is a shamanic portrait of a god, it feels like it was painted in the style of a Buddhist painting.
In addition to Crown Prince Sado, among the portraits of kings who are worshiped as gods in shamanism, there are portraits of Dangun Wanggeom, portraits of King Taejo of the Joseon Dynasty Lee Seong-gye, portraits of King Danjong the Great, and portraits of General Choi Young.
Looking at the portrait of Crown Prince Sado
The fact that the corners of the eyes are raised makes the eyes look similar to the portrait of his father, King Yeongjo.
The fact that his face gained weight is consistent with the section in the Annals of King Yeongjo and the Seungjeongwon Diary of 1744 that pointed out that his son had gained weight.
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In dramatizing and making a movie about the story of Crown Prince Sado, it only focused on the conflict between father and son, Crown Prince Sado’s mental illness, and King Yeongjo’s eccentric personality, but did not comprehensively depict the surrounding circumstances at the time.
King Yeongjo’s innate sense of inferiority (suspicion of poisoning of King Gyeongjong, stories related to crab, honey, raw persimmons, etc.)
My first son, whom I had in my 20s, died when he was 9, and I had excessive expectations and hysteria for my second son, whom I had when I was over 40. The son’s depression and mental illness resulted from this.
The story of the Crown Prince being caught digging up land around the palace. This part is described in detail in Hanjungnok.
King Yeongjo’s inner feelings when he sees his smart sons and his sons who he views as crazy, inadequate, or he doesn’t like them.
Out of fear of being punished, he deliberately tried to pretend to be crazy by wearing his son Seson’s hat, but his hat was taken away.
General Lee Seok-mun, who pushed past the gatekeepers while holding his young son when they were locked in the back gate.
Crown officials from Gangwon, including Yun Sook and Lim Deok-je, who followed General Lee Seok-moon.
The story of someone being caught putting water and food through a gap in Crown Prince Sado’s back seat.
Gu Seon-bok, who guarded the rear, etc.
Crown Prince Sado, who believed that no one could be trusted, was caught sending a letter to his sister-in-law Hyun Bin’s older brother, Jo Jae-ho, asking for help. Jo Jae-ho’s nephew, Jo Yu-jin, was beaten to death, and Jo Jae-ho was exiled and then sentenced to death. Crown Prince Sado became suspicious of his wife’s family and eventually asked his sister-in-law’s parents for help.
Queen Hyegyeong received a letter from her uncle, Hong In-han, telling her not to interfere with Se-son as he would be his successor, but Hong In-han ignored it and opposed Se-son. Palace Hyegyeong recorded that she also sent a letter to Hanjungrok to inform her uncle, but he did not listen.
Among the works dealing with the father and son of King Yeongjo and Crown Prince Sado, there is no or lack of description of these surrounding characters, which is very disappointing.