Lee Jeong

SOUTH KOREA, North Jeolla, Jeonju; Joseon dynasty

Lee Jeong was also known as Gogan or Bojejonja. He was a painter born into a family of painters. From a young age, he began painting images of Buddhist figures and landscapes. In 1589, when he was just 13 years old, Jangansa Temple on Kumgangsan was established, and Lee participated in the painting of its murals, which included depictions of Heavenly Kings and landscapes. He was known to have a carefree demeanor and was a devout Buddhist.
Lee’s most well-known paintings include Landscape, which expresses the traditional style of the Angyeon school and the then-popular style of the Jeol school, and Album of Landscape Painting, which was influenced by the painting style of the Southern school in China. Both paintings are kept at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul.