Sin Wi

	Sin Wi
Hangul	신위
Hanja	申緯
Revised Romanization	Sin Wi
McCune–Reischauer	Sin Wi
Pen name
Hangul	자하, 경수당
Hanja	紫霞, 警修堂
Revised Romanization	Jaha, Gyeongsudang
McCune–Reischauer	Chaha, Kyŏngsudang
Courtesy name
Hangul	한수
Revised Romanization	Hansu
McCune–Reischauer	Hansu

Sin Wi (신위, 1769 – 1847?), styled Jaha 자하 or Gyeongsudang 경수당, was a scholar official of the late Joseon period as well as an amateur-painter in the literati artistic style.

Life and legacy

Born in Pyeongsan, he was attached to the embassy sent to China in 1813.[1] He met Feng Fangkang (1733-1818), an authority in inscriptions on stone and bronze. Following the death of Crown Prince Hyomyeong in 1830, he was sent to exile, but later recalled. He was a progressive thinker, involved in the Sirhak movement.

His painting shows the influence of his teacher Gang Se-hwang (1713-1791), and he was also a follower of Yun Sun (1680-1741).

He is reckoned to be one of the greatest painters of bamboo, and his simple but effective landscape style showed his individuality. The same was true of his calligraphy.

Birth and death

The year of death of Sin Wi is unclear. Part of the references say 1845[2][3][4][5] while another part say 1847[1][6][7] ... None of these sources ever mention this discrepancy. Britannica[5] uses the more precise statement: 1769(영조 45) 서울~1845(헌종 11).

Gallery

Sin Wi left works in various fields such as paintings, calligraphy and poetry.

Landscapes[8]

Seokjukdo 석죽도
Bamboos (1840)
Seokjukdo 석죽도
Bamboos (1847)

The Korean Copyright Commission[2] lists 18 paintings, 48 calligraphies, 7 moldings and 17 documents for Sin Wi, while Towooart[7] gives a short notice.

References

Turner 2003, p. (28)759
KCC 2013
(in Korean) ko:신위
(in Korean) Naver. http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=1592&docId=560464&categoryId=1592
(in Korean) Britannica. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-11-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Pratt 1999, p. 421
TWA 2013
Museum Seoul (Korea), Wahyusansu, A Journey into Korean Landscape, http://www.museum.seoul.kr/exh2/wahyusansu/html/sub/sub03.html

Bibliography

Pratt, Keith L.; Rutt, Richard; Hoare, James E. (1999). Korea, A Historical and Cultural Dictionary. Durham East Asia Series. Routledge. p. 568. ISBN 978-0-7007-0463-7.
Turner, Jane (2003). Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 32600. ISBN 978-0-1951-7068-9.
KCC (2013). "Sin Wi". Database (in Korean). Korean Copyright Commission.

TWA (2013). "Sin Wi". Database (in Korean). Towooart.