Shin Saimdang
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Shin Saimdang was a Korean artist, writer, calligraphist, and poet, who lived during the Joseon period. She was born in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Her birth home, Ojukheon, which is also her materna
Shin Saimdang as depicted on a South Korean won banknote
Chochungdo, a painting genre initiated by Shin Saimdang, depicting plants and insects.(chochungdo) Eggplant & grasshopper
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Chochungdo
Yi I
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Yi I was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon period. Yi is often referred to by his art name Yulgok. He was also a politician and was the academical successor of Cho Kwan
Shin Saimdang
…Her birth home, Ojukheon, which is also her maternal family's home, is well-preserved to this day. She was the mother of the Korean Confucian scholar Yi I. Often held up as a model of Confucian ideals, her respectful nickname was Eojin ("Wise Mother"). Her real name was Shin In-seon (신인선; 申仁善). Her pen…
Yi on the currently circulating 5,000 won note