Looking at life while strolling through Saimdang’s Garden

Saimdang’s Garden is not concerned with the life of Saimdang, a virtuous wife and mother of Yulgok Yi. This book discusses her paintings and the message of life contained in the artistic sketchbooks she left behind. When it comes to questions like what constitutes the true allure of her paintings with grass and insects, or the reason that Saimdang is still very relevant today and that people still study her grass and insect paintings, the author says it is because of our interest and love for all living things. The book features 26 paintings by Saimdang and four paintings by Maechang, another notable female artist from the Joseon Dynasty. Of the 26 paintings in the book believed to be those of Saimdang are pieces from Gansong Art Museum, the National Museum of Korea, and Ojukheon Municipal Museum.