Kim Jeonghui
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Kim Jeong-hui was a prominent Korean civil minister, Silhak
scholar, and calligrapher
. He invented his own style of calligraphy called, "chusache", based on ancient Korean monumental inscriptions.
Silhak
Silhak was a Korean Confucian social reform movement in late Joseon Dynasty. Sil means "actual" or "practical," and hak means "studies" or "learning." It developed in response to the increasingly metaphysical nature of Neo-Confucianism that seemed disconnected from the rapid agricultural,...
scholar, and calligrapher
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...
. He invented his own style of calligraphy called, "chusache", based on ancient Korean monumental inscriptions.