Shin Saimdang (Korean: 신사임당, October 29, 1504 - May 17, 1551), was a mid-Joseon period female painter, writer, Confucian scholar, and poet. She was the mother of the Confucian scholar Yi I (Yi Yulgok). Her courtesy name was Inseon, and she used several pen names, including Saimdang, Simandang, Sa-nimdang, and Insaejae.
