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Jeong Seon (1676-1759), Clearing after rain on Mount Inwang, 1751, hanging scroll; ink on paper © National Museum of Korea (LKH1, National Treasure)

NationalTreasureCreated when Jeong Seon was in his 70s, thispainting captures a peak he had known intimately—its rain-soaked rocks heavy with moisture, mist risingthrough the valleys below. A pioneer of ‘true view’landscape painting, Jeong Seon rendered not just themountain’s form but its mood, producing a work ofsuch exceptional beauty that it has been designateda National Treasure.

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