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Inwangjesaekdo
Jeong Seon
Mount Inwang after rain, painted from observation — National Treasure No. 216 of Korea.
- Artist
- Jeong Seon
- Date
- 1751
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 79.2 × 138.2 cm
- Location
- Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul
History
What the record shows
Jeong Seon broke with Chinese models to paint the real landscape of Korea, a movement known as jingyeong sansuhwa.
The granite face of Mount Inwang is rendered in saturated wet ink laid down in a single sustained session.
As a designated National Treasure its export is prohibited; domestic movement requires state notification and escort.
Provenance
Chain of ownership
- 01Private Korean collections, 18th–20th century
- 02Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul



