Yi Sang-beom (1897-1972, pen-name: Cheongjeon) developed his unique painting style, known as Cheongjeon landscape painting, and produced works that are rather distinctive compared to the Chinese-style works of his contemporaries. His work titled Chodong depicts a peaceful rural village composed of thatched houses and harvested rice paddies and fields in early winter, with a mountain in the background. This lyrical painting was the first of Yi’s works to win a prize at the Joseon Fine Arts Exhibition, at the fifth edition held in 1926. It bears the signature of the painter on the bottom left side along with Chinese characters reading ‘Cheongjeon’ written in red. It is one of the most renowned paintings drawn right after the prevailing trend shifted from conceptual landscape painting to true-view landscape painting.