Unified Silla · History & tradition
Solgeo
The Silla painter whose painted pine was said to fool real birds.
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Solgeo paints a pine on the wall of Hwangnyongsa so lifelike that birds fly toward it. When the aging painting is later retouched, the story says that effect is lost.
Legacy
His fame survives largely through such anecdotes rather than securely preserved paintings. The tale contrasts a convincing living image with the failure to reproduce it.