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Korea: Portrait of Park Yeon (Nangye) (1378-1485), musician and Confucian philosopher at the Joseon court, with his wife

Korea: Portrait of Park Yeon (Nangye) (1378-1485), musician and Confucian philosopher at the Joseon court, with his wife

Park Yeon (박연, 朴堧) was born in 1378 into a family of Yeongdong officials. As a talented classical musician, he was responsible for the education of the crown prince Sejong the Great, subsequently reviving and renewing Joseon court music between 1424-1433.

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