Hwang Gi-chun

Hwang Gi-Chun (황기천, 1760–1821) was a Korean painter of the late Joseon period. He had several pen names, including Chang-Won (昌原), Hee-Do (羲圖), Neung-San (菱山), and Hoo-Wan (后晥).

Hwang's great-grandfather was Hwang Yu-Sa (黃有師), his grandfather Hwang-Chae (黃寀), biological father Hwang In-Jo (黃仁照), father Hwang In-Young (鐵原鎭兵馬僉節制使 - 黃仁煐), maternal grandfather Min Baek-Bok (閔百福), and brother Hwang Gi-Sung (黃基性).

In 1792, he passed his first governmental examination (壬子 式年試 生員), Class 2 Category 13.

In 1794, he passed his liberal arts examination (甲寅 庭試 丙科), Category 17.

Hwang was promoted to the government position Rank 6 (六品) and became Minister of the Interior (吏曹正郞) without becoming Chung-Hwan position (淸宦職).

In 1801, Hwang received the positions of MoonSaRang (問事郞), Gang-Dong Governor (江東縣監), Judge (正言), Ji-Pyung (持平), and JongBuSiJeong (宗簿寺正). In 1806, after not attending a government meeting to impeach the second vice-premier, Kim Dal-Soon (金達淳), he was exiled to Yong-Chun (龍川) and then transferred to GoKumDo (古今島), but in 1809 he was pardoned due to the birth of Ik-Jong (翼宗).

In 1820, he was appointed governor of Kyung-Sang State (慶尙道都事) but soon thereafter he resigned.

He was talented in sentence construction and calligraphy (e.g., traditional (篆書), simplified (隷書), cursive (楷書), and hand-written (草書)).