Wise mother: Lady Shin
신 사임당 / 오죽헌

Lady Shin Saimdang was born in 1504 and lived until 1551. She became the most outstanding woman artist in Korea with her brilliant paintings and poetry as well as embroidery and sewing.

Her birthplace and estate are preserved as the Ojukheon Museum located on the northeast coast of South Korea not far from the North Korean border and near the spectacular Sorak mountain park in South Korea.

Both Lady Shin and her son Yi Yulgok (the most famous philosopher, economist, and statesman of the Chosun Dynasty) are buried in the town of Paju on the west coast of Korea; not far from Panmunjom and Seoul.

Lady Shin was honored on a Korean postage stamp in 2000. In 2009 her picture will be on the 50,000 won banknote (US $50). Her son, Yi Yulgok, is on the 5,000 won banknote (US $5).