Yi Inmun

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Yi.

Yi Inmun

Hangul	이인문
Hanja	李寅文
Revised Romanization	Yi Inmun

Pen name

Hangul	유춘, or 고송류수관도인
Hanja	有春, or 古松流水館道人
Revised Romanization	Yuchun

Courtesy name

Hangul	문욱
Hanja	文郁
Revised Romanization	Munyuk

Yi Inmun (1745-1821), also known as Yuchun, was a court painter of the late Joseon Dynasty, primarily of landscapes artist. He also held a military position in the court. Perhaps his best-known work is a silk scroll entitled Gangsan mujindo (Streams and Mountains Without End; hangul: 강산무진도; hanja: 江山無盡圖), which is displayed in the National Museum of Korea in Seoul.

In 1968, the American composer Alan Hovhaness (who had visited South Korea in 1963) composed a chamber symphony inspired by Yi's painting, entitled Mountains and Rivers Without End.