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{{Short description|Korean painter (fl. 16th century)}}
{{Infobox Korean name
{{Infobox Korean name
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|img=모견도.jpg
|caption=A picture tilted "Mogyeon" by Yi Ahm.
|caption=''Mother Dog and Puppies'' ("Mogyeon") by Yi Am.
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|rrja=Jeong-Jung
|mrja=Chŏng-Jung
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}}


'''Yi Ahm'''(in [[Hangul]]:이암, in [[Hanja]]:李巖, 1499~?) was a painter during mid-[[Joseon Dynasty]]. He was the grandson of 4th son of [[Sejong the Great]].
'''Yi Am''' ({{Korean|hangul=이암|hanja=李巖}}, {{circa|1499 or 1507}}–1566) was a painter during the early- to mid-[[Joseon Dynasty]].


As a literati court painter, Yi Am's works spanned portraiture, [[Bird-and-flower painting|bird-and-flower]] and animal paintings. His extant paintings are famous for their unique depictions of animals, particularly dogs. He used washes of ink instead of distinct lines to define the animal bodies, a method that heavily influenced future Joseon bird-and-flower paintings.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hong |first1=Sunpyo |title=Hwajohwa of the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties |journal=Journal of Korean Art & Archaeology |date=1 January 2008 |volume=2 |issue=0 |pages=42–65 |doi=10.23158/jkaa.2008.v2_03}}</ref> This influence spread to Japan as well; [[Tawaraya Sōtatsu]]'s paintings of puppies with a similar technique have been considered a possible starting point for the development of the [[Rinpa school]] [[tarashikomi]].<ref name = "puppy">{{cite journal |last1=Lippit |first1=Yukio |title=Puppy Love: The Legacy of Yi Am’s Paintings in Edo-Period Japan |journal=Korean Journal of Art History |date=31 March 2022 |volume=313 |pages=35–57 |doi=10.31065/kjah.313.202203.002 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.31065/kjah.313.202203.002 |language=English |issn=1225-2565|doi-access=free }}</ref> The themes of natural harmony and familial love in Yi Am's animal paintings also influenced later Korean painters [[Byeon Sang-byeok]] and Kim Sik.<ref name = "enc">{{cite web |title=이암 (李巖) |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0045061 |website=한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture] |publisher=Academy of Korean Studies |language=ko}}</ref>
His paintings are famous for its own style different from fixed style originated from China, which was largely followed by Song dynasty at the time. Portraits were also largely drawn, especially including the portrait of King Jungjong of Joseon.<ref>[http://k.daum.net/qna/view.html?qid=50z5L Yi Ahm]</ref>


==Biography==
Several musuums in South Korea have housed his paintings until now. His painting described animals in an creative manner, later successed by Kim Sik and Byun Sang byuk. It is said he loved drawing flowers, animals and small insects.
Yi's date of birth is disputed. Sources indicate 1499<ref name = "puppy"/><ref name = "warmth">{{cite journal |last1=Chung |first1=Saehyang P. |title=Turning Toward Each Other: Warmth And Intimacy in Chosŏn-Dynasty Animal Paintings |journal=Acta Koreana |date=January 2006 |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=53-87}}</ref> or 1507.<ref name="LeeHaboush2009">{{cite book|author1=Soyoung Lee|author2=JaHyun Kim Haboush|author3=Sunpyo Hong|author4=Chin-Sung Chang|title=Art of the Korean Renaissance, 1400-1600|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o7BpXh4K6oQC&pg=PA30|year=2009|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|isbn=978-1-58839-310-4|page=30}}</ref><ref name = "companion">{{cite book |last1=Park |first1=J.P. |last2=Jungmann |first2=Burglind |last3=Rhi |first3=Juhyung |title=A companion to Korean art |date=2020 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc |location=Hoboken, NJ, USA |isbn=9781118927021 |pages=277–279}}</ref> He was the great-grandson of the fourth son of Sejong the Great, [[Grand Prince Imyeong]] and a cousin of [[Yi Jeong]], another painter in the [[House of Yi]].<ref name = "companion"/> He was bestowed the {{ill|rank title|ko|조선의_품계}} of ''Duseongnyeong'' by the king.<ref name = "enc"/>


==Career==
He was a renowned painter and contemporary of [[Sin Saimdang]], alongside whom he was named as one of the five most famed literati painters at the time in the ''P’aegwan chapki''.<ref name= "warmth"/> Yi's privileged descent allowed him access to [[Southern Song]] paintings that he studied as well as royal animals that he observed and painted. The degree of fidelity to the animals' natural appearances reflect the closeness that Yi could afford to have with royal pedigree hounds and captive hawks.<ref name="LeeHaboush2009" />

Yi also painted human portraits. On January 15, 1545, he was invited to paint a posthumous portrait of [[King Jungjong of Joseon]].<ref name= "warmth"/>

In 2003, his painting, ''Hwajogujado (Flowers, Birds, and Puppies)'', the first Joseon painting depicting dogs,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seok |first1=Kim |title=우리는 언제부터 ‘우리 동물’을 그렸을까? |url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=3165902&ref=A |website=KBS 뉴스 |language=ko}}</ref> was designated a [[National Treasure of South Korea]].<ref>{{cite web |title=보물 이암 필 화조구자도 (李巖 筆 花鳥狗子圖) : 국가유산포털 - 문화재청 |url=https://www.heritage.go.kr/heri/cul/culSelectDetail.do?culPageNo=1&region=1&searchCondition=%ED%99%94%EC%A1%B0%EA%B5%AC%EC%9E%90%EB%8F%84&searchCondition2=&ccbaKdcd=12&ccbaAsno=13920000&ccbaCtcd=11&ccbaCpno=1121113920000&ccbaCndt=&ccbaLcto=&stCcbaAsdt=&endCcbaAsdt=&header=view&returnUrl=%2Fheri%2Fcul%2FculSelectViewList.do&pageNo=1_1_2_0&p=multiSch&sortType=&sortOrd=&sngl=Y&s_kdcdArr=00# |website=Heritage Portal : CULTURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION |publisher=Korea Heritage Service |language=ko}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Ahn Gyeon]]
*[[An Gyeon]]
*[[Jeong Seon]]
*[[Jeong Seon]]
*[[Kim Hong-do]]
*[[Gim Hongdo]]

==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:02, 19 November 2024

Yi Am
Mother Dog and Puppies ("Mogyeon") by Yi Am.
Korean name
Hangul
이암
Hanja
李巖
Revised RomanizationI-Am
McCune–ReischauerI-Am
Courtesy name
Hangul
정중
Hanja
靜仲
Revised RomanizationJeong-Jung
McCune–ReischauerChŏng-Jung
Title
Hangul
두성령
Hanja
杜城令
Revised RomanizationDuseongnyeong
McCune–ReischauerTusŏngnyŏng

Yi Am (Korean: 이암; Hanja: 李巖, c. 1499 or 1507–1566) was a painter during the early- to mid-Joseon Dynasty.

As a literati court painter, Yi Am's works spanned portraiture, bird-and-flower and animal paintings. His extant paintings are famous for their unique depictions of animals, particularly dogs. He used washes of ink instead of distinct lines to define the animal bodies, a method that heavily influenced future Joseon bird-and-flower paintings.[1] This influence spread to Japan as well; Tawaraya Sōtatsu's paintings of puppies with a similar technique have been considered a possible starting point for the development of the Rinpa school tarashikomi.[2] The themes of natural harmony and familial love in Yi Am's animal paintings also influenced later Korean painters Byeon Sang-byeok and Kim Sik.[3]

Biography

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Yi's date of birth is disputed. Sources indicate 1499[2][4] or 1507.[5][6] He was the great-grandson of the fourth son of Sejong the Great, Grand Prince Imyeong and a cousin of Yi Jeong, another painter in the House of Yi.[6] He was bestowed the rank title [ko] of Duseongnyeong by the king.[3]

Career

[edit]

He was a renowned painter and contemporary of Sin Saimdang, alongside whom he was named as one of the five most famed literati painters at the time in the P’aegwan chapki.[4] Yi's privileged descent allowed him access to Southern Song paintings that he studied as well as royal animals that he observed and painted. The degree of fidelity to the animals' natural appearances reflect the closeness that Yi could afford to have with royal pedigree hounds and captive hawks.[5]

Yi also painted human portraits. On January 15, 1545, he was invited to paint a posthumous portrait of King Jungjong of Joseon.[4]

In 2003, his painting, Hwajogujado (Flowers, Birds, and Puppies), the first Joseon painting depicting dogs,[7] was designated a National Treasure of South Korea.[8]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Hong, Sunpyo (1 January 2008). "Hwajohwa of the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties". Journal of Korean Art & Archaeology. 2 (0): 42–65. doi:10.23158/jkaa.2008.v2_03.
  2. ^ a b Lippit, Yukio (31 March 2022). "Puppy Love: The Legacy of Yi Am's Paintings in Edo-Period Japan". Korean Journal of Art History. 313: 35–57. doi:10.31065/kjah.313.202203.002. ISSN 1225-2565.
  3. ^ a b "이암 (李巖)". 한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture] (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  4. ^ a b c Chung, Saehyang P. (January 2006). "Turning Toward Each Other: Warmth And Intimacy in Chosŏn-Dynasty Animal Paintings". Acta Koreana. 9 (1): 53–87.
  5. ^ a b Soyoung Lee; JaHyun Kim Haboush; Sunpyo Hong; Chin-Sung Chang (2009). Art of the Korean Renaissance, 1400-1600. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-58839-310-4.
  6. ^ a b Park, J.P.; Jungmann, Burglind; Rhi, Juhyung (2020). A companion to Korean art. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 277–279. ISBN 9781118927021.
  7. ^ Seok, Kim. "우리는 언제부터 '우리 동물'을 그렸을까?". KBS 뉴스 (in Korean).
  8. ^ "보물 이암 필 화조구자도 (李巖 筆 花鳥狗子圖) : 국가유산포털 - 문화재청". Heritage Portal : CULTURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION (in Korean). Korea Heritage Service.
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