작자미상 감묘여재도 조선|作者未詳 感慕如在圖 朝鮮|Gammo yeojaedo|Ancestral shrine painting

Unidentified artist

19th century · Ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Filial piety, or honor and respect for parents and grandparents, is a central principle of Confucianism. Ceremonial rituals honoring one’s ancestors, called jesa, were fundamental to Joseon society. Jesa were performed in a sadang (an ancestral shrine hall) with name tablets and a table bearing food and drink offerings. This painting depicts the exterior of a sadang with an offering table in front of it. Ancestral shrine paintings were used as substitutes by people who did not have a sadang or who were conducting the rites away from home.

Artist

Unidentified artist

Date

19th century

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Culture

Korea

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of the children of Lea R. Sneider, 2022