Yun Du-seo

Korean painter (1668–1715)

Yun Du-seo

Self-portrait of Yun Du-seo

Korean nameHangul

윤두서

Hanja

尹斗緖

Revised RomanizationYun Du-seoMcCune–ReischauerYun TusŏArt nameHangul

공재

Hanja

恭齋

Revised RomanizationGongjaeMcCune–ReischauerKongjaeCourtesy nameHangul

효언

Hanja

孝彦

Revised RomanizationHyo-eonMcCune–ReischauerHyoŏn

Yun Du-seo (Korean: 윤두서; Hanja: 尹斗緖; 28 July 1668 – 21 December 1715) was a painter and scholar of the Joseon period. He is the grandson of Yun Seondo, a great scholar in Korean history. He passed the gwageo exam, but did not enter government service. Rather, he devoted his whole life to painting and studying Confucianism. His self-portrait is regarded as one of the many masterpieces of Korean art. Yun Du-seo is also known for his yeongmohwa (animal-and-bird painting). He was a member of the Haenam Yun clan (해남 윤씨; 海南尹氏).

Gallery

White horse under the willow (유하백마도)
Women Picking Edible Plants
Old Man Making Straw Shoes
Dongguk yeoji jido (동국여지지도) drawn by Yun Duseo

Family

Father
- Yun Yi-seok (윤이석; 尹爾錫)
Mother
- Lady Sim of the Cheongsong Sim clan (청송 심씨)
Spouse
- Princess Jeongmyeong (정명공주 전주 이씨)
Issue
- Son - Yun Deok-hui (윤덕희; 尹德熙; 1685–1776)
- Son - Yun Deok-ryeol (윤덕렬; 尹德烈; 1698–1745)