Yi In-mun

Yi In-mun
Hangul	이인문
Hanja	李寅文
Revised Romanization	I In-mun
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Inmun
Art name
Hangul	유춘 or 고송류수관도인
Hanja	有春 or 古松流水館道人
Revised Romanization	Yuchun or Gosongnyusugwandoin
McCune–Reischauer	Yuch'un or Kosongnyusugwandoin
Courtesy name
Hangul	문욱
Hanja	文郁
Revised Romanization	Munuk
McCune–Reischauer	Munuk

Streams and Mountains Without End by Yi In-mun

Yi Inmun (1745-1821), also known as Yuchun, was a court painter of the late Joseon Dynasty, primarily of landscapes. He also held a military position in the court. Perhaps his best-known work is a silk scroll entitled Gangsan mujindo (Streams and Mountains Without End; hangul: 강산무진도; hanja: 江山無盡圖), which is displayed in the National Museum of Korea in Seoul.

In 1968, the American composer Alan Hovhaness (who had visited South Korea in 1963) composed a chamber symphony inspired by Yi's painting, entitled Mountains and Rivers Without End.

See also

• Korean painting
• List of Korean painters
• Korean art
• Korean culture
• List of Korea-related topics

References

• http://www.artnet.com/library/09/0928/T092841.asp accessed August 13, 2005
• http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mowa/hd_mowa.htm accessed August 13, 2005

External links

• http://www.towooart.com/oldart/old_korea/leeinmun/leeinmun.htm
• Arts of Korea, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Yi In-mun