Nam Gye-u

Nam Gye-u
Hangul	남계우
Hanja	南啓宇
Revised Romanization	Nam Gye-u
McCune–Reischauer	Nam Kye-u
Art name
Hangul	일호
Hanja	一濠
Revised Romanization	Ilho
McCune–Reischauer	Irho
Courtesy name
Hangul	일소
Hanja	逸少
Revised Romanization	Ilso
McCune–Reischauer	Ilso

Nam Gye-u (1811–1888) was a painter and a government officer in the late Joseon period. Nam Gyewu was born to a high class and son of Nam Jinhwa who served as Busa. He lived in Namchon, Seoul and had an official career as Dojeong. Nam was especially good at depicting butterflies, so called as Nam Nabi (Butterfly Nam), his nickname. Through his lifetime, Nam Gye-u devoted to drawing pictures of butterflies and flowers.