Kang Hŭian (; –1464),
art name
An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin Chinese), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets and writers in the Sinosp ...
Injae, was a prominent scholar and painter of the early
Joseon period. He was good at poetry, calligraphy, and painting. He entered royal service by passing
gwageo
The () or ''kwagŏ'' were the national civil service examinations under the Goryeo (918–1392) and Joseon (1392–1897) periods of Korea. Typically quite demanding, these tests measured candidates' ability of writing composition and knowledge ...
in 1441 under the reign of king
Sejong
Sejong (; 15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), commonly known as Sejong the Great (), was the fourth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is regarded as the greatest ruler in Korean history, and is remembered as the inventor of Hangul, the n ...
(1397–1418–1450).
Birth Uncertainty
Kang Hŭian and his younger brother
Kang Hŭimaeng were the sons of Kang Sŏktŏk (1395–1459) and cousins of king
Munjong (1414–1450–1452), king
Sejo
Sejo (; 7 November 1417 – 23 September 1468), personal name Yi Yu (), sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang (), was the seventh monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of King Danj ...
(1417 –1455–1468) and
Prince Anpyeong 이용 안평대군 (1418–1453), that were the first three sons of king Sejong.
Nevertheless, the year of birth of Kang Hŭian is unclear. Part of the references say 1417,
part of them say 1419
[Met-NY. Arts of Korea, catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of New York]... None of these sources ever mention this discrepancy.
Britannica
[ specifies the more precise 1417(태종 17)~1464(세조 10).
]
Gallery
Image:Joseon-Kang Huian-Gosagwansudo.jpg, Gosagwansudo
고사관수도 (高士觀水圖)
Scholar gazing at
the running river
Image:Gang Hui-an, Landscape.jpg, Sansudo 산수도
Landscape
File:강희안필 산수 01.jpg, Sansu 산수
Landscape
The Korean Copyright Commission[ lists five paintings for Kang Hŭian, while Towooart][ gives a short notice.
]
See also
* 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 ...
References
Bibliography
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See also
*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 ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
*Korean culture
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Since the mid-20th century, Korea has been split between the North Korean and South Korean sovereign state, stat ...
External links
Arts of Korea
an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Kang Hŭian
15th-century Korean painters
15th-century Korean calligraphers
15th-century Korean poets
1464 deaths
1410s births
People from Gyeonggi Province
Korean male poets
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