Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Korean Minhwa

The 60 most celebrated works of the Korean Minhwa movement, ranked by renown across 70 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. 아미타삼존도  고려|阿彌陀三尊圖  高麗|Amitabha triad
  2. 석가삼존도  조선|釋迦三尊圖  朝鮮|Shakyamuni triad
  3. Untitled
    Untitled Samoje · 1800
  4. Untitled
    Untitled Unknown · 1449
  5. 극락에서 설법하는 아미타불	조선|阿彌陀極樂會圖  朝鮮|Amitabha Buddha’s assembly in the Western Paradise
  6. 작자미상 수월관음도   고려|作者未詳 水月觀音圖   高麗|Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara
  7. 작자미상 	화조도   조선|作者未詳 花鳥圖 朝鮮|Golden Rooster and Hen
  8. Untitled
    Untitled Samoje · 1783
  9. 같은 해에 태어난 관리들의 친목 모임 조선|同庚契會圖 朝鮮|Gathering of government officials
  10. 전 일호 남계우 나비와 모란   조선|傳 一濠 南啓宇 蝴蝶圖   朝鮮|Butterflies and Peonies
  11. 작자미상 범천왕을 중심으로 한 신중도   조선|作者未詳 神衆圖   朝鮮|Brahma with Attendants and Musicians
  12. 아미타불과 지장보살도 고려|阿彌陀佛・地藏菩薩圖	高麗|Amitabha and Kshitigarba
  13. 해질녘 산사의 종소리 조선|煙寺暮鍾圖 朝鮮|Evening bell from mist-shrouded temple (left); Autumn moon over Lake Dongting (right)
  14. 법화경변상도 고려|Illustrated manuscript of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa lianhua jing), Volume 2
  15. 지장보살도 고려|地藏菩薩圖 高麗|Kshitigarbha
  16. 탄은 이정	 대나무   조선|灘隱 李霆	墨竹圖	朝鮮|Bamboo in the Wind
  17. 활호자  김수규  산수도  조선|活毫子  金壽奎  山水圖  朝鮮|Rainy Landscape
  18. 작자미상 소나무 아래 사슴   조선|作者未詳 松下雙鹿圖   朝鮮|Deer amid Pine Trees
  19. Untitled
    Untitled Zhao Songxue · 1649
  20. Untitled
    Untitled Wang Li Mu · 1749
  21. Untitled
    Untitled Wang Li Mu · 1749
  22. Untitled
    Untitled Wang Li Mu · 1749
  23. Untitled
    Untitled Wang Li Mu · 1749
  24. Untitled
    Untitled Wang Li Mu · 1749
  25. Untitled
    Untitled Unknown · 1549
  26. 이유원  매화도  조선|李裕元  梅花圖  朝鮮|Plum Branch
  27. Untitled
    Untitled Wang Li Mu · 1749
  28. Munja-Chaekgeori Screen (Character-Books Screen)
  29. Screen of Banquets for Dowager Queen Sinjeong in Gyeongbokgung Palace Eight-panel Folding Screen
  30. Unnangjasang
    Unnangjasang Chae Yong-sin · 1914
  31. Ancestor Group Portrait
    Ancestor Group Portrait Unknown · 1808
  32. Bamboo
    Bamboo Unknown · 1904
  33. Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree
    Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree Yang Ki-hun (Seuk-Eun) · 1904
  34. Painted Panel of Character "Tiger"
  35. Tathagata Buddha
    Tathagata Buddha Unknown · 1804
  36. Munja-Chaekgeori Screen (Character-Books Screen)
  37. The Assembly of Tejaprabha Buddha
  38. Seven Jeweled Mountain
    Seven Jeweled Mountain Unknown · 1804
  39. Landscape with Fishermen
    Landscape with Fishermen Yi Bul-hae · 1604
  40. Portrait of a Government Official
    Portrait of a Government Official Chae Yongshin · 1921
  41. Boating in Moonlight
    Boating in Moonlight Unknown · 1604
  42. Set of Four Painted Characters
  43. Snowscape with Figures
    Snowscape with Figures Kim Si · 1584
  44. Painted Panel of Character "Recite"
  45. Painting of One Hundred Themes (obverse)
  46. Lotuses, Insects, and Birds
    Lotuses, Insects, and Birds Unknown · 1804
  47. Orchids and Rocks
    Orchids and Rocks Yi Ha-eung · 1898
  48. Assembly of Buddhist Deities
  49. The Fourth King of Hell
    The Fourth King of Hell Unknown · 1304
  50. Bamboos in Wind
    Bamboos in Wind Kim Jin-woo · 1934
  51. Landscape of the Four Seasons
  52. Gathering among the Members of Office Censor-General
  53. Wild Geese and Reeds
    Wild Geese and Reeds Unknown · 1651
  54. Tiger Family
    Tiger Family Unknown · 1804
  55. Painting of One Hundred Themes
  56. Painted Panel of Character "Dragon"
  57. Standing Ksitigarbha
    Standing Ksitigarbha Unknown · 1325
  58. Grapevine
    Grapevine Choe Seok-hwan · 1804
  59. Landscape with Streams and Mountains
  60. Peonies
    Peonies Unknown · 1904