[草蟲圖] Korean Great Picture Handkerchief Hankie Depicting Plants and Insects by Shin Saimdang
Shin Saimdang
The most famous woman of Korean history is Shin Saimdang (1504 1551). She is honored today with an award in her name, which is basically the “mother of the year” award. Recently she was selected to appear on the new monetary denomination, 50,000 note. She was an artist and a poet and the mother of one of the two great scholars of Confucianism in Korean history Yi I (also known by the penname, Yulgok).