Gang Hui-an

Gang Hui-an
“Gosagwansudo” (A seonbi (scholar) overlooking water from the high hill)
Korean name
Hangul
강희안
Hanja
姜希顔
Revised RomanizationGang Huian
McCune–ReischauerKang Hŭian
Art name
Hangul
인재
Hanja
仁齋
Revised RomanizationInjae
McCune–ReischauerInjae
Courtesy name
Hangul
경우
Revised RomanizationGyeongu
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngu
In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Gang Huian (Korean: 강희안; c. 1417–1464), art name Injae, was a prominent scholar and painter of the early Joseon period. He was good at poetry, calligraphy, and painting. He entered royal service by passing gwageo in 1441 under the reign of king Sejong (1397–1418–1450).

Birth Uncertainty

Gang Huian and his younger brother Gang Huimaeng were the sons of Gang Seokteok (1395–1459) and cousins of king Munjong (1414–1450–1452), king Sejo (1417 –1455–1468) and Prince Anpyeong 이용 안평대군 (1418–1453), that were the first three sons of king Sejong.

Nevertheless, the year of birth of Gang Huian is unclear. Part of the references say 1417,[1][2][3][4][5] part of them say 1419[6][7][8]... None of these sources ever mention this discrepancy. Britannica[4] specifies the more precise 1417(태종 17)~1464(세조 10).

  • Gosagwansudo 고사관수도 (高士觀水圖) Scholar gazing at the running river
    Gosagwansudo
    고사관수도 (高士觀水圖)
    Scholar gazing at
    the running river
  • Sansudo 산수도 Landscape
    Sansudo 산수도
    Landscape
  • Sansu 산수
    Sansu 산수

The Korean Copyright Commission[7] lists five paintings for Gang Huian, while Towooart[1] gives a short notice.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b TWA 2013
  2. ^ (in Korean) http://artne.com/artfair/m_mall_detail.php?ps_ctid=01020100&ps_goid=8
  3. ^ (in Korean) Naver. http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=200000000&docId=1057487&categoryId=200001108
  4. ^ a b "Kangxian". 2013-07-02. Archived from the original on 2013-07-02.
  5. ^ (in Korean) http://art2me.org/images/gamsang/KoreanArt/gangheuian.htm Archived 2017-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Turner 2003, p. (17)772
  7. ^ a b KCC 2013
  8. ^ Met-NY. Arts of Korea, catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of New York

Bibliography

See also

  • Arts of Korea, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Gang Huian
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