Samsung Electronics said on the 18th that it has made 20 works from the "Lee Kun-hee Collection" available for free through the Samsung Art Store, a TV art subscription service.
The released works include Korea's representative true-view landscape painting "Inwangjesaekdo" (National Treasure No. 216), "Sipjangsaengdo" wishing for health and longevity, "Chuseongbudo" by Danwon Kim Hong-do, a leading painter of Joseon, and "Ilwol-oakdo," a royal court painting symbolizing the Joseon royal family.
Viewers can also see major works representing Korea, including "Gyeonghyeondang Seonondo," "Gunjeopdo," "Obang-ojeuido," "Sajiksajado," "The Avatamsaka Sutra, vol. 15," "Chaekgado," "Senyeongyehoedo," "Gudambongdo," "Pyeongsaengdo," "Imjinjinchando," "Haehakbandodo," "Samjangbosaldo," "Seobinggomangdoseongdo," "The king watches the riverworks," "Tiger and magpie," and "Midday wrestling."
Samsung Electronics, together with the National Museum of Korea, selected 20 works that are best appreciated on Samsung TVs and rendered them in high-definition 4K images.
The National Museum of Korea has carefully selected works that embody the essence of Korean art from donations by the late former chairman Lee Kun-hee and is holding a special exhibition, "Treasures from Korea: Collecting, cherishing, and sharing," at the National Museum of Asian Art under the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.
The Lee Kun-hee Collection will also go on an overseas tour at the Art Institute of Chicago (Mar. 2026–Jul. 2026) and the British Museum (Sep. 2026–Jan. 2027).
The 20 Lee Kun-hee Collection works released on the Samsung Art Store will be available to view until Jan. 2027, when the overseas tour ends.