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Look at the way he controls contrast.

His techniques are unrivalled.

After all, there're only a few

who are born gifted.

Did you say your name was Sin Yun-bok?

Yes, my lord.

This painting comes to life.

He sure is a proud descendant of royal portraitists.

If you train him well,

it'll only be a matter of time

before your family's glory is restored.

But Kim Hong-do is currently dictating trends,

and his work is adored by the king.

It will not be easy to reverse the trend.

Why would you…

This must be Blossom and Sparrow by Jo Sok.

Allow me the pleasure of seeing

your brushwork in action.

What is wrong with him?

I have no idea.

What seems to be the matter?

He's crying.

Go on, son.

How dare you!

You embarrassed me in front of the guests!

Come on out, right now!

Yun-bok wouldn't have died

if it wasn't for you.

Not only did you deceive me

and bring shame to the family,

but you also got your brother killed.

How dare a girl try to paint?

Did you really paint them?

It was you?

Although Kim Hong-do is known

to treat everyone equally,

who knows what he's thinking?

Show him the utmost respect.

Yes, father.

All teachers are eventually brought down by their best pupils.

Remember that.

TEN YEARS LATER

YOSANHEON

It's almost as if I drew it.

But you only focused on copying so you didn't really listen.

I know of your exceptional copying skills

so I deliberately missed a note.

This time, listen with your heart and draw it all.

Yes, sir.

Flawless conduct and high integrity.

Cardinal virtues laid out in elegant calligraphy.

A glance at it will cleanse

the mind of all beholders.

Whose work is this?

It's Hyewon Sin Yun-bok, the son of Sin Han-pyeong.

Come forward.

LOYAL COURTESY

Explain what this means.

Upholding values of decency, justice,

integrity, and conscience.

Is that all?

Guan Zhong believed those four pillars upheld a nation.

If one is missing, the nation would decline.

With two missing, be imperiled.

With three missing, be stranded.

With all four gone, it would collapse.

Indeed.

The reason I ordered for the reorganization of Dohwaseo is

because I believe court painters are

more than mere craftsmen.

Your artistic styles dictate

that of the entire kingdom.

You must study literature and arts

and let your paintings reflect the honor of the court.

-Yes, Your Majesty. -Yes, Your Majesty.

I haven't seen paintings of people lately.

When do I get to see your genre paintings?

We will deliver them soon, Your Majesty.

This way!

Here you go.

Help yourselves.

This one's better than that one.

Duck-duck.

You won't catch it.

Get lost, you filth!

Get your dirty hands off!

Do you know how much this is?

Come on, move it.

Get out of my way!

-Wow, bronze mirrors. -Have a look.

-Hello. -You see the real mirror?

-Real mirror? -Yeah, it's real.

Let's go to see the real one!

Ladies! Come on!

-Move! -What are you doing?

Look.

I haven't sold anything yet.

This is illegal!

Let me pass.

-Get him! -Oh my goodness!

-Where? -Over there!

Get him!

Stop right there!

Out of the way!

What's going on?

Stop! You wretch!

You bastard! I got you!

Let's talk this out.

You have no license!

Sneaky monkeys like you give us so much trouble.

So do you. Leave me alone.

Shut your mouth!

Get him!

Delicious rice cakes!

Idiots!

Sir.

Oh, my mirror.

What am I going to do?

You look younger and younger, sir.

The precious mirror is broken and you are partly to blame.

If you paint me a picture worth 10,000 nyang, I'll set him free.

If not, I'll make him my slave.

What do you think?

A slave? You wish!

Try doing that.

What a wretched man.

And I shall smash your skulls!

You ratbag.

That clueless wretch!

Has he no idea whom he's talking to?

It's not a problem for a painter to paint a picture,

but as you see, I've been clumsy and hurt my hand.

You can't paint then?

What if the painting isn't worth the price of the mirror?

It all depends on the tip of his brush.

Go ahead and paint.

Come over here. This way.

HYEWON

Looks like a vagabond monk.

That's Shide, from the Tang Dynasty.

You mean the noble man

that lived as a beggar to look after the poor all his life?

If a single painting can save a poor man's life,

that too, makes him Shide.

His wit and skills are worth

a lot more than the price of the mirror.

You may be indebted to him, my lords.

Indebted?

Shut up and bring out some wine.

His life was spared.

Wait!

-Where are you going? -Hold up!

It's time to eat! He drives me crazy.

My dog had puppies.

This one looks so cute and yummy. Take him.

Consider it a token of my gratitude.

You're paying up with a puppy?

I'll pay you back properly when I become rich.

In a million years?

Any places for genre painting?

Genre painting?

Paintings of ordinary people and activities.

Why paint such things?

Why not more noble things, like landscapes or angels?

Can you tell us or not?

I'll show you the best spot, boss.

That boss is right over here.

Excuse me...

So beautiful.

Where are we going?

I said ordinary people, not landscapes.

First time seeing naked women?

Hurry up, then.

It feels so good to be out.

Isn't it lovely?

The weather is so nice too.

It's great to be out.

This is so nice.

Of course.

Meek-looking ones are bigger perverts.

Look!

And there!

Pay if you want to watch!

Wait for me.

Let me pass.

Hurry!

Excuse me!

Oh no!

Help--

There was no corruption of morality or betrayal in my father's days.

What troubles Your Majesty's heart?

The only virtue I see

in the court is in your eyes.

The virtue is at the tip of your brush.

From those protesting for the abolition of the class system

to those conspiring to bring down their king…

The country's in chaos.

The king is practicing humbleness by wearing hemp clothing.

How is it that his subjects are so corrupt and demoralized?

Under Your Majesty's rule, people are blessed.

Perhaps I still lack wisdom.

That's not true, Your Majesty.

This is the weaver's workshop.

This one is the brass smith forge.

This is my recreation of your Cultivation.

It's natural for a pupil to follow the style of his teacher,

but a flower…

does not come into full bloom without revealing its inside.

I'll remember that, sir.

It's time to find your own style and techniques.

TIGER UNDER THE PINE TREE

Your attention to detail is unmatched.

It truly is a masterpiece.

I heard your tiger painting made your grandson cry in fear.

Now that there are two tigers,

I fear they might fight each other.

Nowadays, I find more pleasure

in watching my grandson than in painting.

How about you?

My pleasure is exchanging conversations with you, my teacher.

How's your pupil coming along?

He's quite amazing.

He's a baby tiger that your enemy planted under your wings.

Were you afraid of me when I was your pupil?

You are not?

I'm more excited than afraid.

Look what they're up to.

Oh my goodness.

People can hear you.

Keep it down.

That hurts.

I'm just jealous.

-My dear sir! -Jeong-wol!

Bring her here!

Chun-hyang!

Pung-wol, take care of this gentleman!

She's not your woman!

You'll hurt yourself.

Love, my love

You are my love

Hey!

Where are you going? Come back!

Come back inside.

You're blocking my view.

Qing sexual position number five!

What a marvelous posture.

Here.

Position number six!

Position number seven!

Let me hold your hand.

No, stop it.

-No... -Let me just hold your hand.

-Please, sir. -Oh my.

-Look who's here. -What's a gentleman like you doing here?

I worked my ass off for seven years to be a court painter.

You get to stand in front of the king after only a year?

Don't you have somewhere better to be?

How dare you try to preach me?

What do we have here?

Give it back.

Here, crawl.

Trying to pierce me with a girlie stare?

On all fours now, or the picture gets it.

Give it back!

Crawl!

He's making a fuss.

Go on, crawl now.

Good.

Now we're talking.

Good! Like father, like son.

After your father got thrown out for his lack of skills,

he crawled like a dog and kissed Kim's ass

to get you into Dohwaseo, right?

You're just as bad as your father--

Who on earth are you?

Enough.

My dear sir.

I can go alone from here.

You're not safe here because of drunkards and rough men.

It's no place for a woman.

I mean…

Wait.

Be safe.

Kang-mu wins!

Oh, brother!

Did you see my twist throw?

I totally ruled that game.

I'll win the prize bull and pay for what I owe you.

Watch me, okay?

I'm touched by the thought.

Where's the young man?

I made this for you,

so here you go.

Three more games to win.

Don't go anywhere.

Let's go!

Where is the weaver's workshop?

-Yun-bok. -Yes, sir.

KOREAN WRESTLING

Sir,

spectators are looking down into the ring,

whereas the wrestlers are looking up.

Why did you incorporate two different viewpoints?

People see what their heart desires to see.

What does your heart desire these days?

PRIZE

Sir, I need to be somewhere.

It's the curfew soon. What if you run into patrolmen?

I'll be back before then.

LOVERS UNDER THE MOON ONLY THEY KNOW HOW THEY FEEL

THE HERO AT THE BROTHEL

She's not your woman!

You'll hurt yourself.

You talk too much!

Don't blame the poem.

Come see me again tomorrow.

A WIDOW'S LUST IN SPRING

It hurts.

NOTHING HAPPENS AT THE BROTHEL

You're finally here.

You think I don't know what you've been up to?

A BOAT PARTY ON THE CLEAR RIVER

How naughty you are.

Just like a man who's here to play while mourning his father.

You're right about that.

A SECRET MEETING UNDER THE MOON

Here.

Who else can do this?

-Okay. -Not there.

Hurry and move it.

What's taking so long?

I'm trusting you with this.

I'm a good judge of character.

Don't you worry about it.

Let's go.

No one here can count.

A woman's bosoms must always be covered

unless breastfeeding.

A widow watching dogs copulate?

Utterly outrageous!

You scold me for my wrongdoings.

How come you don't scold him for prying and tattling?

How dare you talk back?

His Majesty the King!

I shall teach you a lesson.

This will be your last day at Dohwaseo.

VILLAGE SCHOOL

I was very pleased with Kim Hong-do's painting.

I came to pay a visit.

Have copies made of this painting

and distribute them

to all court officials.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Who painted these?

Hyewon Sin Yun-bok, Your Majesty.

They are outrageously obscene

and I was about to discipline him.

Why did you make such paintings?

Speak.

Speak, I said.

Hyewon has disgraced the court

and brought shame

to Dohwaseo with vulgarity.

I beg Your Majesty to punish him severely--

They are not vulgar.

What?

Interpretation is in the eyes of the beholder.

His paintings are satirical

of profligate courtesans

and corrupt noblemen.

In the eyes of the lewd-minded,

the paintings may seem indecent.

That's not true, Your Majesty.

His obscenity is obvious

to anyone with eyes.

Please see here.

A widow watching the mating of dogs

and her servant pinching her thigh.

I've never seen such obscenities.

There's more.

This creek and rocks in the background.

It's clearly a lewd depiction of female genit...

a graphic depiction of…

the female anatomy…

Whether it's meant to be a joke

or a satire on society,

too much is never better than lacking.

Exercise self-discipline and cleanse your mind.

Your father sent me a letter.

It's full of worries

for his son's progress.

Sir, my paintings weren't meant to be satirical.

I never meant to harm

or make fun of anyone.

If they weren't satirical, then they were literally lewd paintings.

Why do you condemn my paintings?

Condemn?

What I painted was natural,

the natural weakness of minds

that are easily seduced and swayed by love.

I thought you,

of all people, would understand.

What rubbish?

You made vile paintings. Labeling them beautiful

doesn't make them beautiful.

I can endure your insulting me,

but I won't allow you

to insult my work.

Enough!

Do you want to get expelled from the court?

I'm just looking after it while he's away.

I'll also be selling mirrors.

The merchant owns all this.

Only a few men are allowed, and they change the locks often.

How did they make this?

Go.

It took you three years to come back.

You said you'd never come back.

Look.

It's hot.

I know who you would rather hold,

but it's me you're holding in your arms tonight.

Please don't go!

Hey!

It's nice.

Where are you going?

You filthy faggot.

You liked how he touched your soft skin?

Let go!

Tell me.

Is that how you got Master Kim?

You think you're above everyone.

You, vile two-faced faggot.

Let me have a piece of you, too.

Stay still.

Choose.

Die for contempt of the court or leave.

Now that I'm leaving,

I'm remorseful of the wrong I did you in envy.

Please accept my apology.

I can't drink but I'm happy to forget the past.

Thank you.

Bring them in.

-Hello. -Sirs.

I almost died waiting.

You won't say no to women, surely?

This is how men make up.

-It sure is. -Dear.

I can't get over how fair you are.

Let me see if your thing is good-looking as well.

I need the loo.

What a grinch.

Don't bother with the trip.

I'll take care of your waterworks.

Come on.

Come this way.

Let me accompany you, sir.

Let me see.

Wait for your turn.

Seriously.

He is a true player.

The way he teases her is one of the greatest moves I've seen.

What's there to see?

What's so great about painting?

Is it worth living a lie?

Thank you for helping me out.

Maybe,

you'd even sacrifice love?

How about this?

Look at the color.

This one?

Boy, you're picky.

You're taking all day.

Show me that one up there.

You have a good eye.

This one here?

Good choice. This amber will capture any woman's heart.

You made the right choice.

It's too elegant for my taste and I've not worn it once.

It'll take at least a month for the dress.

Isn't that perfect?

Do you not like it because I'm a courtesan?

It's not that.

Why are you being so kind?

I can spot a good man.

It's one of my gifts.

How much is the dress?

I don't have much on me.

I received this from the man whom I wanted to marry.

I told him I wanted to be with him in the daylight.

He gave me this beautiful dress

and never came back.

You seem like the type that would never betray your woman.

Then your woman will be happy in this dress

and that'll make me happy.

The lines are wrong. They're weak and shaky.

Keep painting until you get it right.

Sir,

I need a day off tomorrow.

I saw people's true colors while painting the commoners.

My desire to see more is so strong

that I can't sleep at night.

You're a court painter with morals and laws.

You must discipline yourself when coming into contact with the lowly.

Getting too close can be harmful.

-But sir-- -The exam is around the corner.

Refrain yourself from outings and focus on painting.

I want to see

how beautiful you are.

Look.

You're the fairest of all of Joseon.

I hope to make a good sale on this trip

so I can buy you a new set of brushes and paints.

What made you take me to a temple?

I wanted to pray.

I'll pray that we live together happily,

painting pictures and making mirrors.

For your view, ma'am.

Alright, let's see what you have.

Where is he going?

-What are all these? -This is beautiful.

-He brought everything. -It's the musk from silver deer.

If only I could make any use of it.

Wear it for your husband

and he'll be all over you like a mad dog.

Like a dog?

I'll take all of it.

I don't see Madam Yun.

I know.

Is she still praying?

She spends all her life praying.

How many years has it been?

It'll be quicker to find a donor.

Reverend.

If I fail to produce an heir again,

I'll be thrown out.

This mirror shows one's sins.

When you die, the hell lord makes you stand in front of the mirror.

Then it reveals everything you've done in your life.

Because of you,

our family lost its only heir.

How dare a girl try to paint.

Search everywhere!

Arrest everyone!

Arrest everyone!

Come out!

His Majesty has ordered it!

Take everyone out!

How dare you!

Do you know who I am?

Search thoroughly! Take everyone out!

Move.

Follow me.

Stop right there!

-Kang-mu. -Go. Run.

There they are!

Go. I'll be right behind you.

I promise I'll find you no matter what.

There!

Yun-bok.

I can't lose you.

Theme!

"Exquisite Beauty."

Those who pass this exam

will serve the king in close vicinity.

You all shall do your best.

Ma'am!

No!

How am I to live with this shame?

Enough! Get going!

Wow.

Looking at it gives me a hard-on.

I'll keep this by the bed and do my wife every day.

With your wife, you'll need that.

What?

Seriously.

Hey, you know, life is unfair.

By the king's order, we arrest all those

committing adultery in temples,

and their rich families get them out.

Take consolation in knowing that your death will save many others.

After the execution,

the temples and brothels will be quiet for a while.

Have a drink. Here.

What brings you here

so early in the day?

The dress that I gave you,

I haven't seen you wear it.

You've come so early in the morning

to talk to your former lover about the past.

Something must have bothered you.

What did you do with the dress?

I get more than ten rolls of silk

as gifts every month.

How would I remember a piece of cloth from three years ago?

I guess my servant sold it at the market

or gave it away to her niece.

You're wrong to think you can read all men's minds.

I would never dare think that,

but I do know

a little about their bodies.

Likewise, I can't read your thoughts

but I know your body inside out.

I'll give you my all.

I'll stay with you and do everything you ask of me.

Please save Kang-mu.

"I have been greatly shocked

and saddened by the recent atrocities

committed by these criminals.

From wives to slaves,

the actions have become intolerable.

People are now unashamed of breaking

the Four Cardinal Principles.

If the fools continue to threaten our values,

the nation will be doomed to fail."

Your ancestor was a military officer.

It's natural, you take after him.

It puzzles me though.

My arrows hit the target every time.

But why do my orders fail to do that?

Mastering archery takes one man

but politics takes many men.

You know very well.

Then why are you asking me a tough favor?

Because I believe in the great goodness of Your Majesty.

No.

No.

No.

King's orders!

The king's reduced the penalty.

Halt the execution. The sinner is to be banished to Geoje.

COURT

Please,

tell her…

that I'm glad she's safe.

And tell her not to worry.

Be grateful that he spared your life

and don't ever come back.

Alright, we have a long way to go.

Let's go.

I must be getting old.

I seem to see ghosts these days.

Last night, I saw your brother in my dream.

He was shedding blood tears.

I kept wiping them away but he wouldn't stop crying.

How will I ever face him when I die?

You must listen.

The only way to rectify the wrongs you did him

is to suck Kim Hong-do dry

and become the greatest court painter.

You passed the exam.

Prepare yourself for the court.

I know this isn't what you want.

I only hope

you stop suffering because of me.

I was the happiest

when there was nothing

but painting between us.

Such a moment has never existed.

You knew from the beginning

that my intentions weren't innocent.

I…

had no choice but to love even that.

Commutation, my ass.

Half of them die on the way.

Shall we head back now?

He's going to die anyway.

No, we'll get into trouble.

Stop!

I prayed…

I'd see you once before I die.

It's all my fault.

It's not your fault.

Never.

He's certainly a woman.

You're busy keeping the king company.

Maybe, you'll make his concubine.

Kang-mu is back.

He's with your beloved pupil.

I think they might just run away tonight.

No way.

You really don't know anything about women, do you?

Or is it love that you don't know?

It's late. Why are you still up?

I was waiting for you.

Something bothering you?

No.

I just thought…

that I've never given you anything,

so I want to present you with a painting.

Don't leave.

Please.

We can bring Kang-mu here.

He can live with us and help you paint.

If your accusations are false,

you will pay a price.

Tonight is it.

It's your only chance to get rid of them.

The poison will start spreading.

I have the antidote

but if you take another step,

I won't give it to you.

Give her up.

There's nothing you can do for her.

I can't let her throw her life away and live in exile.

Is that it?

Is that the reason?

We don't want much.

We just want to spend

the rest of our lives together.

How long do you think that will last?

We can only choose a life that is half full.

Love in the moment and die,

or live with our memories.

Don't be foolish.

Forget about her.

Never speak of her and never see her again.

Her face, eyes, smile,

wipe them out of your heart.

I beg of you.

Do as you're told.

My whole life, I've never lived a lie.

I've always been truthful to her!

You don't understand

what it feels having to hide how you really feel.

No.

Hyewon joined Dohwaseo

under the false pretense of being a man

and by doing so, brought the court into contempt.

I beg Your Majesty

to record her wrongdoings in the book

so the shame will pass down to generations yonder.

I also beg you to punish her father

and her teacher, Kim Hong-do,

for conspiring in this evil deed.

Why did you deceive my trust?

You…

spoke of virtues in front of me

but you actually disdained the court with lewd pictures.

I have no shame for my paintings.

They are what my hands painted.

I met one man on my journey to explore humanity.

I touched his body

and felt his heart.

The vulnerability,

the love, the seduction of the human heart was so beautiful.

I couldn't resist painting them.

Your Majesty,

that poor child painted

thousands of pictures

for her deceased brother.

All she wanted was to paint.

I used my little one's passion.

I'm a horrible father to use her to fulfill my greed.

Your Majesty,

I am solely to blame

for the crime she's committed.

Please kill me!

Be quiet.

I want his tongue removed right at this moment.

Behead Hyewon and Kim.

Your Majesty, Kim Hong-do is our best painter.

He served the court with undeterred loyalty.

It would be unjust to punish him without knowing the extent

of his involvement in the affair.

Please have mercy.

Guards.

Take them away.

Make them beg for repentance and interrogate them!

Why do you stay silent?

Untie him.

Untie him.

Are you refusing to speak?

Then,

let your painting speak your mind.

My teacher has always disapproved

of my paintings.

He just learned

that I was a woman yesterday.

Last night,

I had a quarrel with a mirror-maker

and accidentally

had him killed.

My teacher found out

and captured me

before the troops arrived.

If that is the truth,

you shall not avoid the death penalty.

It's the truth.

It's the truth.

I destroyed her innocence,

her unprejudiced insight that saw beauty

in what others condemned as filth.

I destroyed it with my lust.

One can only live so long.

I'm not afraid of death.

My only remorse is that I…

couldn't defend her innocence.

Hyewon Sin Yun-bok who brought shame to Dohwaseo

shall be banished

and Kim Hong-do shall be pardoned.

Why…

Why did you go so far…

to save me?

Why…

Under the thin blouse,

love fills her tender bosom.

I convey it

with the tip of my brush.

Subtitle translation by: Hailey Kim