Kim Chang-eop

Kim Chang-eop (金昌業, 1658 – 1722) was a painter and bureaucrat of late Joseon. His courtesy name was Daeyu (大有), his art names were Nogajae (老稼齋) or Gajae (稼齋), and his family seat was Andong. He was a disciple of Song Si-yeol. He was also one of the teachers of Kim Hong-do of Danwon. His factional affiliation was the Western faction, Noron.

Life

He was the son of Grand Minister of State Kim Su-hang, passed the Jinsa examination and entered the Sungkyunkwan as a Jinsa, and served as Dongmong Gwangyo and Tongdeokrang. In 1689 (15th year of King Sukjong), when Kim Su-hang was executed in the Gisa Hwan-guk, he gave up his ambition for office and devoted himself to teaching literature, scholarship, and painting. He excelled in poetry and painting and was one of the teachers of Kim Hong-do of Danwon.

The portrait of Song Si-yeol at Hwayang Seowon in Goesan County was painted by him and copied faithfully by a court painter. During the reign of Sukjong, he traveled to Beijing together with his elder brother Kim Chang-hyeop and wrote the travel account 〈Yeonhaengrok〉. His written work includes 〈Nogajaejip〉.

In 1722 (2nd year of King Gyeongjong), he reclaimed land privately and created a military drill ground (閱武場), for which the Daegan impeached him and it was closed down. In 1792 (16th year of King Jeongjo), on the 3rd day of the 6th month, his grandson Kim Yi-ik (金履翼) was appointed Governor of Chungcheong Province with the rank of Tongjeong Daebu (Senior Second Rank), so he, as the great-grandfather, was posthumously granted the rank of Junior Tongdaebu Sabosijeong according to the law code.

Meanwhile, since his other grandson Kim Yang-haeng had been appointed Vice Minister of Justice in 1779, he was again posthumously granted the rank of Tongjeong Daebu Ijo Chamui on the 3rd day of the 6th month of 1792.

Family

• Grandfather: Kim Gwang-chan (金光燦)
  • Father: Kim Su-hang (金壽恒)