Nam Gyewoo

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Nam Gyewoo

Hangul	남계우
Hanja	南啓宇
Revised Romanization	Nam Gye Wu

Pen name

Hangul	일호
Hanja	一濠
Revised Romanization	Ilho

Courtesy name

Hangul	일소
Hanja	逸少
Revised Romanization	Ilso

Nam Gyewoo (1811 ~ 1888) was a painter and a government officer in the late Joseon period. Nam Gyewu was born to a high class and son of Nam Jinhwa who served as Busa. He lived in Namchon, Seoul and had an official career as Dojeong. Nam was especially good at depicting butterflies, so called as Nam Nabi (Butterfly Nam), his nickname. Through his life time, Nam Gyewoo devoted to drawing pictures of butterflies and flowers.