Iconic Korean artworks from Lee Kun-hee's collection now available for free for Samsung TVs
![A Samsung television user looks at the ″Inwangjesaekdo″ (1751) painting through the screen. "Inwangjesaekdo," which translates to "Scene of Mount Inwang After Rain." Samsung Electronics said on Dec. 18 that it has made 20 works from the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee's donated art collection — currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington — available for free on the Samsung Art Store. [SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/12/18/fc076aa8-507e-44d9-817b-c4ed60c6e04a.jpg)
A Samsung television user looks at the ″Inwangjesaekdo″ (1751) painting through the screen. "Inwangjesaekdo," which translates to "Scene of Mount Inwang After Rain." Samsung Electronics said on Dec. 18 that it has made 20 works from the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee's donated art collection — currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington — available for free on the Samsung Art Store. [SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS]
Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it has made 20 works from the late former Chairman Lee Kun-hee's collection available for free on its TV-based art subscription service Samsung Art Store.
The selection features iconic Korean artworks including “Inwangjesaekdo” (1751), which translates to “Scene of Mount Inwang After Rain"; “Sipjangsaengdo,” a painting that portrays 10 symbols of eternal youth; “Chuseongbudo” (1805), which translates to “Sounds of Autumn,” by Kim Hong-do (1745-1806), one of the most renowned painters of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910); and “Irwoloakdo,” a folding screen that depicts the sun, moon and five famous mountains in Korea.
In April 2021, Lee donated more than 23,000 artworks from his collection to institutions such as the National Museum of Korea and National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.
![A Samsung television user looks at a "Tiger and Magpie" painting through the screen. Samsung Electronics said on Dec. 18 that it has made 20 works from the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee's donated art collection — currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington — available for free on the Samsung Art Store. [SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/12/18/b5d11d4b-b4ce-4a01-a1de-6cdd91070e7d.jpg)
A Samsung television user looks at a "Tiger and Magpie" painting through the screen. Samsung Electronics said on Dec. 18 that it has made 20 works from the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee's donated art collection — currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington — available for free on the Samsung Art Store. [SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS]
Samsung Electronics worked with the National Museum of Korea to select 20 pieces and render them in 4K high-resolution images for Samsung TVs.
The National Museum of Korea currently has a special exhibition — titled “Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared” and featuring selected works from Lee's donated collection — at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in Washington.
The exhibition is scheduled to travel to the Art Institute of Chicago from March to July 2026 and to the British Museum from September 2026 to January 2027.
The Samsung Art Store is a Samsung TV-exclusive art subscription service available to users of the company’s Frame, Frame Pro and QLED TV models. The 20 works from the collection will be available on the Samsung Art Store until January 2027, when the overseas touring exhibition concludes.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY PARK HAE-LEE [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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