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An Kyŏn (; ) was a Korean painter of the early Joseon period. He was born in Jigok,
Seosan Seosan (; ) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, with a population of roughly 175,000 according to the 2017 census. Located at the northwestern end of South Chungcheong Province, it is bounded by Dangjin, Naepo New Town, Yesan- ...
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. He entered royal service as a member of the Dohwaseo, the official painters of the Joseon court. In 1447, he drew ', a landscape painting for Prince Anpyeong. Considered the oldest landscape painting by a Korean artist, the painting is currently stored at Tenri University. His
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was Hyŏndongja () and his
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was Kado ().'' Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten'' article "An Kyŏn" (''An Ken'' in Japanese).
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Korean art Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds. The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 ...
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Korean culture The traditional culture of Korea is the shared cultural and historical heritage of Korea before the division of Korea in 1945. Since the mid-20th century, Korea has been split between the North Korean and South Korean sovereign state, stat ...
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Korean painting Korean painting () includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas Koreans on all surfaces. The earliest surviving Korean paintings are murals in the Goguryeo tombs, of which considerable numbers survive, the oldest from some 2,000 years ago (mo ...
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List of Korean painters This page lists notable Korean painters beginning from the Joseon Dynasty, including any born in Korea or identifying themselves as Korean. Joseon period 20th century Contemporary painters See also *Korean painting *Korean art Not ...


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Brief biography of An Kyŏn and gallery

Info about Jigok An Kyŏn Festival
Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown 15th-century Korean painters People from Seosan {{korea-painter-stub