Korea: Portrait of Chae Jegong (1720-1799), scholar, poet and Chief State Councillor during the reign of King Jeongjo (1776–1800)

Chae Jegong (蔡濟恭, 채제공, 1720-1799) was a Chosun dynasty literati bureaucrat. He was of the Pyeonggang Chae Clan (平康菜氏, 평강채씨); his courtesy name (字, 자) was Baekgyu (伯規, 백규); his pen name (號, 호) was Beon’am (樊巖, 번암); and his posthumous name (諡, 시) was Munsuk (文肅, 문숙).

He passed the regional civil examination (鄕試, 향시) at the age of 15, and held high government offices throughout his life.

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