Who was Jeong Seon?
Korean painter of the Joseon period who pioneered true-view landscape: ink pictures of real mountains and rivers, such as the Diamond Mountains, painted from direct observation instead of from Chinese models.
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Korean mountains in ink · 1676–1759
Jeong Seon (1676–1759): korean mountains in ink. SketchMap Atlas shows 2 sketches by Jeong Seon on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.
Korean painter of the Joseon period who pioneered true-view landscape: ink pictures of real mountains and rivers, such as the Diamond Mountains, painted from direct observation instead of from Chinese models. He worked into old age.
The Diamond Mountains
Clearing After Rain at Mount InwangEvery sketch is pinned where it was drawn, so you can follow Jeong Seon from place to place.
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Korean painter of the Joseon period who pioneered true-view landscape: ink pictures of real mountains and rivers, such as the Diamond Mountains, painted from direct observation instead of from Chinese models.
North Korea and Korea. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.
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