Hwawon
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For the town in Daegu, South Korea, see Hwawon-eup.
Hwawon (Korean: 화원; Hanja: 畵員) is the term for any government artist during Joseon dynasty. The terminology technically includes several painters, which are in different ranks, called Seonhwa, Seonhoe, Hwasa and Hoesa.[1]
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