Kang Sehwang (; 1713–1791) was a high government official but also a representative painter, calligrapher and art critic of the mid
Joseon period. He was born in
Jinju
Jinju (; ) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first (1592) and second (1593) Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War. The Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Comman ...
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South Gyeongsang Province
South Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple tha ...
, the son of Kang Hyŏn. He entered royal service at over sixty years old. Kang pursued and established ''
muninhwa'' ("paintings by people of culture", referring to the Korean
seonbi
''Seonbi'' () were scholars during the Goryeo and Joseon periods of Korean history. They were generally seen as non-governmental servants of the public, who chose to pass on the benefits and authority of official power in order to develop and sha ...
or literati upper-class) with his own creativity. He helped to develop the 'true view' style of painting and was a teacher of
Kim Hongdo.
[Pratt, p.197]
Gallery
File:Korea-Kang Sehwang-Yeongtong donggudo.jpg, ''Yeongtong donggudo''
See also
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Korean painting
Korean painting () includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas Koreans on all surfaces. The earliest surviving Korean paintings are murals in the Goguryeo tombs, of which considerable numbers survive, the oldest from some 2,000 years ago (mo ...
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List of Korean painters
This page lists notable Korean painters beginning from the Joseon Dynasty, including any born in Korea or identifying themselves as Korean.
Joseon period
20th century
Contemporary painters
See also
*Korean painting
*Korean art
Not ...
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Korean art
Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds.
The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 ...
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Korean culture
The traditional culture of Korea is the shared cultural and historical heritage of Korea before the division of Korea in 1945.
Since the mid-20th century, Korea has been split between the North Korean and South Korean sovereign state, stat ...
References
External links
Brief biography of Kang Sehwang and gallery(in Korean)
Brief biography of Kang Sehwang(in Korean)
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Arts of Korea-
Arts of Korea an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Kang Sehwang
1713 births
1791 deaths
18th-century Korean painters
18th-century Korean calligraphers
Joseon jangwon
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