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byeon sangbyeok (? – ?)

Explore the exquisite animal & portrait paintings of Byeon Sangbyeok, a 18th-century Korean master known for his detailed brushwork & iconic depictions of cats & chickens.

National Museum of Korea (Seoul, South Korea)

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Byeon Sangbyeok, a painter of middle-class origin, who was active in the early 18th century, broke away from the Confucian tradition and ideal. He was a member of the Office of Arts and a portraitist, and in addition did many paintings of animal life of which this is one example. He was especially renowned for his painting of cats. The cats are shown, one on the ground and one poised uncertainly on the trunk of the tree while six sparrows are scattered through the branches.

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Title: Cat and Sparrows
Artist: byeon sangbyeok
Year: 1700
Format: Tall
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: National Museum of Korea
Color palette: Dark
Main color: Driftwood

Cat and Sparrows

byeon sangbyeok (? – ?)

National Museum of Korea (Seoul, South Korea)

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