Highlights
"A Well" 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
28.1x23.9cm(Image, Album)
- Designation
Treasure 527
- Accession Number
Bongwan 6504 - 11
In this painting a man with his chest and abdomen bared is drinking water from a bucket at a village well where three women are drawing water. The man’s impudent behavior causes the women to turn their heads away from him. This painting is often cited as a fine example of the tradition in Korean society, influenced by Confucian teaching, that “there should be differences between men and women.”