Nam Kyeu

Nam Kyeu
Hangul	남계우
Hanja	南啓宇
RR	Nam Gyeu
MR	Nam Kyeu
Art name
Hangul	일호
Hanja	一濠
RR	Ilho
MR	Irho
Courtesy name
Hangul	일소
Hanja	逸少
RR	Ilso
MR	Ilso

Nam Kyeu (1811–1888) was a Korean painter and a government officer in the late Joseon period. Nam Kyeu was born to a high class and son of Nam Jinhwa who served as Busa. He lived in Namchon, Seoul and had an official career as Dojeong. Nam was especially good at depicting butterflies, so called as Nam Nabi (Butterfly Nam), his nickname. Through his lifetime, Nam Kyeu devoted to drawing pictures of butterflies and flowers.