Highlights
"Roof Tiling" from the Album of Genre Paintings by Kim Hong-do
- Nationality/Period
Joseon Dynasty
- Materials
Paper
- Author
Kim Hong-do(金弘道, 1745-after 1806)
- Category
Culture / Art - Letter & Paintings - Paintings - painting
- Dimensions
28.0x24.0cm(Image, Album)
- Designation
Treasure 527
- Accession Number
Bongwan 6504 - 3
This painting uses perspective to capture a group of workers engaged in the work of laying tiles on a roof. The artist effectively represents the scene of workers engrossed in their tasks: a roof tile layer adroitly catching a tile thrown by his colleague on the ground, a plasterer lifting a lump of mud, and carpenters inspecting the perpendicularity of columns and smoothing timber with a plane.