Jeong Suyeong

SOUTH KOREA, South Gyeongsang, Hadong; Joseon dynasty

Also known as Gunbang or Jiujae, Jeong Suyeong was a painter, poet, and calligrapher. A frequent traveler to scenic destinations, he took great delight in landscape painting. He was skilled in using willow charcoal and bald pen to paint, and his paintings exuded a bold and carefree style that was unique to him.
His works include the scroll of Scenic Sites Along the Han River and Imjin River, as well as Haesancheop, in which he illustrated the scenic site of Kumgangsan; both paintings are kept at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul. Bangjagu Sansu, which is kept at the Korea University Museum in Seoul, is a landscape painted in the Southern school style.