Kang Sehwang (Korean: 강세황; Hanja: 姜世晃; 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, South Gyeongsang Province, 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 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.[1]
| Kang Sehwang | |
 Self portrait of Kang Sehwang | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 강세황 |
| Hanja | 姜世晃 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Sehwang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Sehwang |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 표암, 첨재 |
| Hanja | 豹菴 |
| Revised Romanization | Pyoam, Cheomjae |
| McCune–Reischauer | P'yoam, Ch'ŏmjae |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 광지 |
| Hanja | 光之 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwangji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwangji |
Gallery
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Yeongtong donggudo
See also
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edit- ^ Pratt, p.197
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gang Se-hwang.
- Brief biography of Kang Sehwang and gallery (in Korean)
- Brief biography of Kang Sehwang[permanent dead link] (in Korean)
- Arts of Korea, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Kang Sehwang
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