Documents of Yun Seon-do's Family

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.482

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선 선조∼현종 연간

Designated year

1968

Location

해남군, 전라남도— 전남 해남군 해남읍 녹우당길 130 (연동리)

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This is an album of paintings by Yun Du-seo (1668-1715) called Seohwacheop. Yun was a scholar-artist, who together with Jeong Seon and Sim Sa-jeong, was one of the three leading painters of the later period of the Joseon Dynasty. With his keen curiosity and excellent brush technique, he was famous for his drawings and paintings of horses and for his portraits. Seohwacheop contains three volumes, 'Self-portrait' and 'Songhacheosado', two painting albums of 'Treasures of theYun Family' and three volumes of 'Gajeonyumuk'. The first volume consists of 'Seonmyeon' (drawings on fans made of fabric or paper), drawn between 1704 and 1708, the 30th to 34th years of the reign of King Sukjong of the Joseon Dynasty. The other volume has drawings and paintings of different sizes and with different subjects such as landscapes, portraits, and genre subjects. The best known are 'Baengmado' (painting of a white horse), 'Seonchado' (carpentering) and 'Chaeaedo' (a woman collecting wild herbs). 'Baengmado' in particular captures the liveliness of a big, solidly built horse slightly raising a rear leg. It is assumed that Yun Du-seo's genre paintings influenced those of Kim Hong-do, and this collection is an important source revealing the scholar-artist’s artistic world and his talents. It is especially valuable for allowing us an insight into the realistic approach he took to his work.