A Unique Banchado - The Documentary Painting of King Jeongjo’s Royal Procession to Hwaseong in 1795

Illustrated in colour – first introduction in English to a Korean cultural asset – the banchado (painting of the order of guests at a royal event) – relating to all those taking part (1800 people) in the eight-day royal procession to Hwaseong organized by King Jeongjo in 1795 to visit his father’s tomb and celebrate his mother’s sixtieth birthday.