Jo Hyeong

In this grand procession, Jo Hyeong is carried in a chaise lined with a tiger skin. This contemporary impression of the Joseon envoy and his retinue during the 1655 Joseon diplomatic mission to Japan is attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu (1618–1694).

Jo Hyeong (; 1606–1679) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon period, in the 17th century.

He was also a diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the 6th Edo period diplomatic mission to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan. Through his children's marriages, his family eventually gained royal connections.

1655 mission to Japan In 1655 King Hyojong of Joseon sent a mission to the shogunal court of Tokugawa Ietsuna. This diplomatic mission functioned to the advantage of both the Japanese and the Koreans as a channel for developing a political foundation for trade.

The delegation was explicitly identified by the Joseon court as a "Communication Envoy" (tongsinsa). The mission was understood to signify that relations were "normalized".

The mission arrived in Japan during the 1st year of Meireki according to in the Japanese calendar in use at that time.

Recognition in the West Jo Hyeong's historical significance was confirmed when his mission and his name were specifically mentioned in a widely distributed history published by the Oriental Translation Fund in 1834. and in Nihon ōdai ichiran (published in Paris in 1834). Joseon foreign relations and diplomacy are explicitly referenced in the 1834 work.

The term "Joseon Dynasty" is equivalent to "Joseon kingdom" and it is a preferred usage in the 21st century.

Family Father Jo Hui-bo Mother Biological - Lady Choi of the Gangneung Choi clan ; daughter of Choi Mun , second wife Step - Lady No of the Gyoha No clan ; daughter of No Jik Sibling(s) Brother - Jo Min Wife Lady Mok of the Sacheon Mok clan Issue Son - Jo Sang-byeon Daughter - Lady Jo of the Pungyang Jo clan Son - Jo Sang-jeong ; became the adoptive son of his uncle Jo Min Son - Jo Sang-gi Daughter - Lady Jo of the Pungyang Jo clan Daughter - Lady Jo of the Pungyang Jo clan Son - Jo Sang-woo (; 1640–1718)