- Flowers and Butterflies
- Article No.
- Title 蝴蝶圖
- Artist Nam Gye-wu
- Culture / Period Joseon 19th century
- Dimensions Each 133.5x33.3cm
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Details
Nam Gye-wu (1811~1890) was a fifth-generation descendant of Nam Gu-man (1629~1711), a prime minister during King Sukjong's (1661~1720) reign. He earned himself the nickname "Nam Butterfly" because he painted mostly butterflies his entire life. This is painted on Chinese paper and it has two parts. An iris is painted on one side, and lilies are painted on the other side.
- Materials Ink and Color on Paper
- Genre Calligraphy and Painting