| Gang Se-hwang | |
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Self portrait of Kang Sehwang |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강세황 |
| Hanja | 姜世晃 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Se-hwang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Se-hwang |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 표암, 첨재 |
| Hanja | 豹菴 |
| Revised Romanization | Pyoam, Cheomjae |
| McCune–Reischauer | P'yoam, Ch'ŏmjae |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 광지 |
| Hanja | 光之 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwangji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwangji |
Gang Se-hwang (1713–1791) was not only a high government official but also a representative painter and calligrapher and art critic of the mid Joseon period. He was born in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do as son of Kang Hyeon. He entered royal service over his sixty years old. Gang pursued and established muninhwa with his own creativity.