국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Painting of an Immortal Crossing the Sea
  • Nationality/Period

    Joseon Dynasty

  • Materials

    Paper

  • Author

    Jeong Seon(鄭敾, 1676-1759)

  • Category

    Culture / Art - Letter & Paintings - Paintings - painting

  • Dimensions

    124.5x67.6cm(Hanging scroll painting)

  • Accession Number

    Deoksu 3660

This painting measuring more than one meter in height portrays a Taoist immortal close up without any background scenery. The subject is holding a cane and wearing a hood. The painting contains the seal impression of “Wonbaek” (元伯), which the renowned painter Jeong Seon is known to have preferred in his later years.