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Shin Saimdang — Grass and Insects Screen (Chochungdo, c. 1541–1551)
A folding screen of grass, flowers, and insects (초충도, chochungdo) attributed to Shin Saimdang (1504–1551), Joseon dynasty. Multiple attributed panels survive at the National Museum of Korea and Ojukheon House.
Scholarly Significance
Anchor Joseon woman artist tradition with Shin Saimdang's chochungdo screens.
Notes
- ·Shin Saimdang's son Yi I (Yulgok) explicitly praises her paintings in his writings — rare contemporaneous documentation.
- ·The 50,000-won note (2009) features a panel from the Watermelon and Insects chochungdo.