Portrait photo of Korea - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Photograph shows Empress Sunmyeong (1872-1904), the first wife of Emperor Sunjong of Korea (1874-1926), full-length portrait, standing, facing front. (Source: researcher D. Strickland, 2005)

LOT subdivision subject: Korea.
Date on item "1909" in error, as Empress Sunmyeong died in 1904.
Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).