Highlights
"Weaving" from the Album of Genre Paintings by Kim Hong-do
- Nationality/Period
Joseon Dynasty
- Materials
Paper
- Author
Kim Hong-do(金弘道, 1745-after 1806)
- Category
Culture / Art - Letter & Paintings - Paintings - painting
- Dimensions
28.0x23.9cm(Image, Album)
- Designation
Treasure 527
- Accession Number
Bongwan 6504 - 16
This genre painting beautifully captures a scene of everyday life led by common folks of Korea in the past with a woman working hard over her weaving machine. The grandmother and young child look intently at the back of the weaving woman with a baby on her back.