Kang Hŭian

Kang Hŭian
“Gosagwansudo” (A seonbi (scholar) overlooking water from the high hill)
Korean name
Hangul	강희안
Hanja	姜希顔
Revised Romanization	Gang Huian
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Hŭian
Art name
Hangul	인재
Hanja	仁齋
Revised Romanization	Injae
McCune–Reischauer	Injae
Courtesy name
Hangul	경우
Revised Romanization	Gyeongu
McCune–Reischauer	Kyŏngu

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Hŭian (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

Kang Hŭian and his younger brother Kang Hŭimaeng were the sons of Kang Sŏktŏk (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 Kang Hŭian 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).

Gallery

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

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

See also

• List of Korean painters

References

1. 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. "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. KCC 2013
8. Met-NY. Arts of Korea, catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of New York

Bibliography

• Turner, Jane (2003). Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 32600. ISBN 978-0-1951-7068-9.
• KCC (2013). "Kang Hŭian". Database (in Korean). Korean Copyright Commission.
• TWA (2013). "Kang Hŭian". Database (in Korean). Towooart.

See also

• Korean painting
• List of Korean painters
• Korean art
• Korean culture

External links

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