National Standard Portrait of Changbogo

• / Designated as National Standard Portrait No. 21 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
• / Painted by honorary professor of Seoul National University Illang Jong Sang-lee in 1979
• / 116.5cm x 91cm, displayed in the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea

Changbogo ( - 841)Changbogo was a top naval commander in the late eighth to the early ninth century. As a young man, Changbogo was the Junior Commander for Mooryeonggun at Kansu during the Tang Dynasty. Later, he swept the pirates from the seas and dominated maritime trade in Northeast Asia after establishing Cheonghaejin in Wando.