Famous Women Calligraphers in Middle Age
In the period between the 15th and 16th centuries, Korea produced such famous women calligraphers as Sin Saimdang, Ho Ransolhon and Hwang Jin I.
Sin Saimdang (1504-1551) was called a master of poetry, calligraphy and drawing.
The old document Haedongryokdaemyonggaphilbo records three five-letter poems she wrote in cursive script. Every letter has a harmonious conclusion with weighty writing stroke and soft style.
Ho Ransolhon (1563-1589) was a famous woman poet and calligrapher. The above-said old document records her writings written in cursive script. The letters are very elegant and soft, vividly representing her writing stroke.
Hwang Jin I (1561-?) was a talented poet, musician and calligrapher. Together with So Kyong Dok, a famous scholar, and Pakyon Falls, a scenic spot, she was called one of the three Prides of Songdo (old name of Kaesong).
Her typical calligraphy inheritance is a composition of linked verse in cursive Chinese script carved on Ryong Rock by the Pakyon Falls.
Like this, Sin Saimdang, Ho Ransolhon and Hwang Jin I represented the talented Korean women in the middle age for their excellent calligraphy.