Sochi Heo Ryeon was a literati painter who carried on the tradition of the Southern School of painting during the late Joseon Dynasty. Active primarily in the Honam region, he led the trends of the local art scene. His family, centered at Unrimsanbang in Jindo, continued to produce painters, following his son Misan Heo Hyeong and grandson Namnong Heo Geon. Through his friendship with Chusa Kim Jeong-hui, he broadened his knowledge of scholarship and calligraphy and painting, subsequently leaving behind works of exceptional quality in various genres, including landscapes, ink orchids, and flowers and birds. His landscape paintings are characterized by their adherence to the rules of Southern School literati painting, while excluding...