Gim Jeong-hui , also known as Kim Jeong-hui, was one of the most celebrated practitioners of calligraphy, epigraphists, and scholars of Korea’s later Joseon period. He was a member of the Gim clan of Gyeongju. He used various Ho : Wandang , Chusa , Yedang , Siam , Gwapa , Nogwa etc. . He is especially celebrated for having transformed Korean epigraphy and for having created the “Chusa-che” inspired by his study of ancient Korean and Chinese epitaphs. His ink paintings, especially of orchids, are equally admired. As a scholar, he belonged to the Silhak school also known as the Bukhak . He was related to Queen Jeongsun, the second wife of King Yeongjo, and by his adoptive mother, Nam Yang-hong, he was a cousin to Namyeon-gun Yi Gu, who was destined to be the grandfather of King Gojong . Hongseon Daewon-gun , King Gojong’s father, who served as his regent and was also a noted calligrapher, was one of Gim’s pupils for a while.
Continue reading...From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.