Sim Sajeong was a representative painter in the literary artist's style along with Jeong Seon in 18th Joseon period

Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

. He learned painting from Jeong Seon, so was influenced by his teacher. He was good at almost all over genres in paintings such as muninhwa (문인화, painting in the literal artistic style), sansuhwa (산수화, landscape painting), yeongmohwa (영모화, animal-and-bird painting), inmuhwa (portrait painting).

See also

• Korean painting
  Korean painting
  Korean painting includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas Koreans on all surfaces. It includes art as old as the petroglyphs through post-modern conceptual art using transient forms of light...
  
  
• List of Korean painters
• Korean art
  Korean art
  Korean art is art originating or practiced in Korea or by Korean artists, from ancient times to today. Korea is noted for its artistic traditions in pottery, music, calligraphy, and other genres, often marked by the use of bold color, natural forms, and surface decoration.-Introduction:The earliest...
  
  
• Korean culture
• List of Korea-related topics

External links

• Brief biography and gallery (in Korean)