gust of wind in the picture frame

Shin Eun-Bok is one of the artist who lived the Chosun Era in early 19c
He is a male artist but there is not much unformation on his personal background
His drawings were not properly evaluated during his life.
That was mainly due to the fact that he had overly enjoyed drawing pictures of young couples and daily life of yangban (elite groups in korea) which was regared as provocative and inapporpriate.
Confucism was the most valued principle during the Chosun era. Confucism emphasis on abstenence and morality. So any picture that inculdes woman and romance was deppreciated as Chun Hwa(pron??). For this reason, Eun-Bok eventually lost his job as an official painter(for drawing prons.)

Kim Hong-Do was another well-known painter who was contemporary with Eun-bok. As the one of the most talented artist of the century, he was the painter deeply beloved by the King, Jung-Zho. Hong-Do lived a very successful life which was both admired and respected by his contempories.

The "gust of wind in the picture frame" is the drama broadcasted in Korea.
And it is based on fictional assumption that this genius artist, Shin Eun Bok, was a female who have transformed herself into a man. And Hong-Do turn out to be the teacher of Eun-Bok in this Drama.

Eun Bok from first episode

In Second Episode of this show Eun-Bok change into female's attire and sneak into the place that girls gather to wash thier hair with special herb, Chung-po...It is a Korean Traditional Custome to wash the hair and play swings this day of year is called Dan-Oh ( It is Korean Traditional Custom that is administered in UNESCO.)

Since Chosun was the society ruled by Confucianism, any other kinds of religious practice-especially superstitious one- were strictly prohibited. Even Buddism was discouraged by Chosun government. Although Traditional Shamanism was still remained as significant part of people's life in Chosun, such religious practice was held seceretly, in private.



The woman is praying to give birth to a boy.

Hong-Do's version of

women, doing laundry


















Eun-Bok's verison






I can see that the man and the woman,who is holding her hair is exchaging a glance
Eun-Bok's version is more Romantic...I guess











King, Jung-Zho - One of the greatest King in Korea.
Koean historians assert that he had the highest intellecture capacity among all Kings in ChoSun Dynasity.